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Lower Manhattan : Home. World Trade Center. The World Trade Center: Statistics and History. The World Trade Center Height: 1,368 and 1,362 feet (417 and 415 meters) Owners: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Architect: Minoru Yamasaki, Emery Roth and Sons consulting Engineer: John Skilling and Leslie Robertson of Worthington, Skilling, Helle and Jackson Ground Breaking: August 5, 1966 Opened: 1970-73; April 4, 1973 ribbon cutting Destroyed: September 11, 2001 The World Trade Center was more than its signature twin towers: it was a complex of seven buildings on 16-acres, constructed and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ).

The World Trade Center: Statistics and History

The towers, One and Two World Trade Center, rose at the heart of the complex, each climbing more than 100 feet higher than the silver mast of the Empire State Building. Construction of a world trade facility had been under consideration since the end of WWII. The Port Authority envisioned a project with a total of 10 million square feet of office space. Construction began in 1966 and cost an estimated $1.5 billion. World Trade Center - History - Minoru Yamasaki.

World Trade Center - History Commentary Casting Giant Shadows: The Politics of Building the World Trade Center by Roger Cohen Originally published in the Winter 1990/1991 issue of Portfolio: A Quarterly Review of Trade and Transportation, and reprinted here by permission of the author, this article by a New York planning insider tells the background story of the towering politics, planning, and power plays behind the World Trade Center project. — Editor Those who knew Austin Tobin, the high-powered Executive Director of the Port of New York Authority, frequently described him as polite, courtly, and even shy.

World Trade Center - History - Minoru Yamasaki

But Tobin's quiet demeanor never limited his relentless advocacy on behalf of the agency he led for 30 momentous years. Often, whether addressing suburban luncheons or national conventions, Tobin would invoke the words of Daniel H. The impact has indeed been all that and more. Of course, the World Trade Center story is by no means a Port Authority story exclusively. S. World Trade Center - Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s One World Trade Center is redefining Lower Manhattan’s New York skyline.

World Trade Center - Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Standing at a symbolic 1,776 feet tall, the architectural and engineering marvel is an ever-present symbol of renewal and hope. Designed by renowned architect David Childs, of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP, One World Trade Center incorporates new architectural and environmental standards, setting a new level of social responsibility in urban design. The 104-story building, a joint venture between The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and The Durst Organization, is designed to be the safest commercial structure in the world and the premier commercial business address in New York. It will feature 3 million square feet of office space on 71 office floors, a grand public lobby, and an observation deck offering unparalleled views of the region. The New Standard in Design A New Level of Social Responsibility in Urban Design.

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Please copy the text in the edit box below and insert it manually by editing this page. Upon submitting the note will be published multi-licensed under the terms of the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license and of the GFDL, versions 1.2, 1.3, or any later version. World Trade Center. The original World Trade Center was generally thought of as an American cultural icon.

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At the time of their completion, the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower), at 417 metres (1,368 ft), and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower), known jointly as the "Twin Towers", were the tallest buildings in the world. The other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center (3 WTC), 4 WTC, 5 WTC, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC. All of these buildings were built between 1975 and 1985, with a construction cost of $400 million ($2,300,000,000 in 2014 dollars).[5] The complex was located in New York City's Financial District and contained 13.4 million square feet (1.24 million m2) of office space.[6][7] The World Trade Center experienced a fire on February 13, 1975, a bombing on February 26, 1993 and a robbery on January 14, 1998.

Pictures from Top of the World Trade center observatories. World Trade Center in Movies. Undefined The French Connection (1971) Two shots 34 minutes (under construction) Shot 1, Shot 2 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)1 hour 20 minutes Klute (1971) 43 minutes, 1 hour 30 minutes Made for Each Other (1971)1 hour 35 minutes The Hot Rock (1972) Between 1 hour 2 minutes and 1 hour 4 minutes there are several shots of the WTC under construction.

World Trade Center in Movies

Lady Liberty (1972)55 minutes, 1 hour 22 minutes The Strangers in 7A (1972)Opening shot.