World Trade Center (1973–2001) - Wikipedia
The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built primarily between 1966 and 1975, it was dedicated on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed during the September 11 attacks in 2001.
World Trade Center ‑ Development, 9/11 Attacks & Rebuilding - HISTORY
Dec 3, 2009 · On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center became the target of a massive terrorist attack that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people. The disaster also radically altered the skyline of...
World Trade Center | History, Height, Memorial, & Facts | Britannica
Sep 12, 2011 · World Trade Center, complex of several buildings around a central plaza in New York City that in 2001 was the site of the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. (See September 11 attacks.)
The Official World Trade Center
Welcome to the World Trade Center, home to the Oculus, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and iconic office towers, including One World Trade Center.
World Trade Center (2001–present) - Wikipedia
The new World Trade Center (WTC) is a complex of buildings in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood area of New York City, replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks of 2001, hence the name.
9/11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM - World Trade Center site
A tribute of remembrance and honor. Occupying eight of the 16 acres at the World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum are tributes to the past and a place of hope for the future.
The History of the World Trade Center - National September 11 …
What was the World Trade Center and why was it important? The original World Trade Center was a 16-acre complex in New York City, comprising seven buildings that housed more than 430 businesses from around the world.
World Trade Center History - National September 11 Memorial & Museum
The World Trade Center complex was home to more than 430 companies from 28 different countries. Its listing of tenants, a who’s who of the international finance and trading community, as well as the concentration of thousands of people at the site, made it vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
World Trade Center Facts and Figures - National September 11 …
When construction on the World Trade Center began in 1966, it was one of the most ambitious projects in size and scale ever conceived. Learn more about the complexity of the World Trade Center’s construction, operations, and management through these facts and figures.
One World Trade Center - Wikipedia
Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest in the world.