World Trade Center (1973–2001) | Wikipedia audio article

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00:03:56 1 Before the World Trade Center
00:09:57 2 Design and construction
00:10:08 2.1 Design
00:18:59 2.2 Construction
00:22:46 2.3 Criticism
00:26:53 3 Complex
00:28:07 3.1 North and South Towers
00:31:35 3.2 Top of the World observation deck
00:33:35 3.3 Windows on the World restaurant
00:36:23 3.4 Other buildings
00:38:32 4 Major events
00:38:42 4.1 February 13, 1975, fire
00:40:00 4.2 February 26, 1993, bombing
00:42:30 4.3 January 14, 1998, robbery
00:43:02 4.4 Other events
00:43:46 4.5 Proposed lease
00:45:26 5 Destruction
00:51:00 6 New World Trade Center
00:53:08 7 Impact
00:53:17 7.1 On surrounding community
00:55:06 7.2 As an icon of popular culture
01:00:22 8 See also



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SUMMARY
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The original World Trade Center was a large complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. 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, at 1,368 feet (417 m); and 2 World Trade Center, 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), 4 WTC, 5 WTC, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC. The complex was located in New York City's Financial District and contained 13,400,000 square feet (1,240,000 m2) of office space.
The core of the complex was built between 1975 and 1985, with a cost of $400 million (equivalent to $2.27 billion in 2018). During its existence, the World Trade Center experienced several major incidents, including a fire on February 13, 1975, a bombing on February 26, 1993, and a bank robbery on January 14, 1998. In 1998, the Port Authority decided to privatize the World Trade Center, leasing the buildings to a private company to manage, and awarded the lease to Silverstein Properties in July 2001.On the morning of September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets into the North and South Towers within minutes of each other; two hours later, both towers collapsed. The attacks 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 buildings in the complex and caused catastrophic damage to ten 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. A new World Trade Center complex is being built with six new skyscrapers, as well as a memorial and museum to those killed in the attacks, a new rapid transit hub, and an elevated park. One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 1,776 feet (541 m), is the lead building for the new complex, having been completed in November 2014.
During its existence, the World Trade Center was one of the major icons of New York City. It had a major role in popular culture: according to one estimate, it was depicted in 472 films. Following the World Trade Center's destruction, mentions of the complex were altered or deleted, and several dozen "memorial films" were created.