World Trade Center (1973–2001)

The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a large complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. At the time of their completion, the Twin Towers—the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower) at 1,368 feet (417 m); and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower) at 1,362 feet (415.1 m)—were the tallest buildings in the world. Other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center (3 WTC), , 5 WTC, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC. The complex contained 13,400,000 square feet (1,240,000 m2) of office space.

After: enEmpire State Building; Burj Khalifa; Petronas Towers; Willis Tower
Align: encenter
AntennaSpire: 1
Architect
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki
ArchitecturalStyle: New Formalism (architecture)
Architectural style: 4 World Trade Center; 5 World Trade Center; New Formalism (architecture)
Before: City National Plaza; Empire State Building
Building end date: 1 WTC: 1972; 2 WTC: April 4, 1973; 3 WTC: April 1, 1981; 4 WTC: 1975; 5 WTC: 1972; 6 WTC: 1973; 7 WTC: March 1987
Building start date: 1 WTC: August 6, 1968; 2 WTC: January 1969; 3 WTC: March 1979; 4 WTC: 1974; 5 WTC: 1970; 6 WTC: 1969; 7 WTC: October 2, 1984
Cap: 8
Caption: enNorth Tower lobby, looking south along the east side of the building, 2000; enSouth Tower lobby, overlooking the elevator core and red carpet from the balcony, 1988; enThe original complex in March 2001. The tower on the left, with antenna spire, was 1 WTC. The tower on the right was 2 WTC. All seven buildings of the WTC complex are partially visible. The red granite-clad building left of the Twin Towers was the original 7 World Trade Center. In the background is the East River.; enView from the ground, 1999
Comment: enThe original World Trade Center (WTC) was a large complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. At the time of their completion, the Twin Towers—the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower) at 1,368 feet (417 m); and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower) at 1,362 feet (415.1 m)—were the tallest buildings in the world. Other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center (3 WTC), , 5 WTC, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC. The complex contained 13,400,000 square feet (1,240,000 m2) of office space.
CompletionDate: --04-01; --04-04; 1; 4; 5; 6; 7
Data: 21
Depiction
DestructionDate: September 11 attacks
Developer: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Developer: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Direction: enhorizontal
ElevatorCount: 1; 2
ElevatorCount: 1
Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson
Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson
Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
FloorArea: 1; 45; 7
Floor area (m2): 173542.87872; 399483.072; 46451.52
Floor area (m2): 173542.88; 399483.07; 46451.52
FloorCount: 1; 3; 4; 6; 7
Floor count: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7
Geometry: POINT(-74.012496948242 40.711666107178)
GroundbreakingDate: 5 August 1966
Has abstract: enThe original World Trade Center (WTC) was a large complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. At the time of their completion, the Twin Towers—the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower) at 1,368 feet (417 m); and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower) at 1,362 feet (415.1 m)—were the tallest buildings in the world. Other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center (3 WTC), , 5 WTC, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC. The complex contained 13,400,000 square feet (1,240,000 m2) of office space. The core complex was built between 1966 and 1975, at a cost of $400 million (equivalent to $3.56 billion in 2022). The idea was suggested by David Rockefeller to help stimulate urban renewal in Lower Manhattan, and his brother Nelson signed the legislation to build it. The buildings at the complex were designed by Minoru Yamasaki. In 1998, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey decided to privatize it by leasing the buildings to a private company to manage. It awarded the lease to Silverstein Properties in July 2001. During its existence, the World Trade Center symbolized globalization and the economic power of America. Although its design was initially criticized by New York citizens and professional critics, the Twin Towers became an icon of New York City. It had a major role in popular culture, and according to one estimate was depicted in 472 films. The Twin Towers were also used in Philippe Petit's tightrope-walking performance on August 7, 1974. Following the September 11 attacks, mentions of the complex in various media were altered or deleted, and several dozen "memorial films" were created. The World Trade Center experienced several major crime and terrorist incidents, including a fire on February 13, 1975; a bombing on February 26, 1993; a bank robbery on January 14, 1998, and finally a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. The latter began after Al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets into the Twin Towers within minutes of each other. Between 16,400 and 18,000 people were in the Twin Towers when they were struck. The fires from the impacts were intensified by the planes’ burning jet fuel, which along with the initial damage to the buildings’ structural columns, ultimately caused both towers to collapse. The attacks in New York City killed 2,606 people in and within the vicinity of the towers, as well as all 157 on board the two aircraft. Falling debris from the towers, combined with fires that the debris initiated in several surrounding buildings, led to the partial or complete collapse of all the WTC complex's buildings including 7 World Trade Center, and caused catastrophic damage to 10 other large structures in the surrounding area. The cleanup and recovery process at the World Trade Center site took eight months, during which the remains of the other buildings were demolished. On May 30, 2002, the last piece of WTC steel was ceremonially removed. A new World Trade Center complex is being built with six new skyscrapers and several other buildings, many of which are complete. A memorial and museum to those killed in the attacks, a new rapid transit hub, and an elevated park have been opened. The memorial features two square reflecting pools in the center marking where the Twin Towers stood. One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 1,776 feet (541 m) and the lead building for the new complex, was completed in May 2013 and opened in November 2014.
Height (m): 185.93; 411.00
HighestEnd: 1973
HighestNext: Willis Tower
HighestPrev: Empire State Building
HighestStart: 1970
Hypernym: Complex
Id: enny2014
Image: enWorld Trade Center Ground View 1999.jpg; enWorld Trade Center South Tower lobby interior, 1988.jpg; enWorld Trade Center lobby, 08-19-2000.png
ImageSize: 280
InaugurationDate: 4 April 1973
Is primary topic of: World Trade Center (1973–2001)
Label: enWorld Trade Center (1973–2001)
Latitude: 40.71
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Location: Lower Manhattan
Location: Lower Manhattan
Location: New York City
Location: New York City
Longitude: -74.01
MainContractor: Tishman Realty & Construction
Name: enWorld Trade Center
Name: enWorld Trade Center
Opening: --07-01; --12-15; 2; 4; 5; 6; 7
Opening date: 15 December 1970; 4 April 1973; 1 July 1981
Owner: enPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
Owner: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Photos: 103
Point: 40.711666666666666 -74.0125
References: --09-30
Roof: --05-25; 1; 2; 3; 4; 6; 7
Rows: 3; 5
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SeeAlso: List of entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks
StartDate: --08-06; --10-02; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
Status: Destroyed
Status: enDestroyed
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TopFloor: 1; 2
ToppedOutDate: --07-19; --12-23
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Years: 1970

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