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.

7 World Trade Center (7 WTC, WTC-7, or Tower 7), colloquially known as Building 7 or the Salomon Brothers Building, was an office building constructed as part of the original World Trade Center Complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

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 original World Trade Center was a 16-acre complex that housed seven buildings and the five-acre Austin J. Tobin Plaza. The World Trade Center contained almost 10 million square feet of rentable office space.

On Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, a new era dawned at the World Trade Center, bringing something both versions of the complex never had until now: A space dedicated to the performing arts.

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.

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...

The original One World Trade Center (also known as the North Tower, Tower 1, Building One, or 1 WTC) was one of the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center complex in New York City. It was completed in 1972, stood at a height of 1,368 feet (417.0 m), and was the tallest building in the world until 1973, when surpassed by the Sears Tower ...

The construction of the first World Trade Center complex in New York City was conceived as an urban renewal project to help revitalize Lower Manhattan spearheaded by David Rockefeller. The project was developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Nov 20, 2019 · Designed by American architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986), the original 1973 World Trade Center consisted of two 110-story buildings known as the "twin towers" and five smaller buildings. Yamasaki studied over a hundred models before adopting the design.