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The core of each tower was a rectangular area 87 by 135 feet (27 by 41 m), and contained 47 steel columns running from the bedrock to the top of the tower. [51] The South Tower's structural core was oriented with the long axis north to south. [52] The core columns supported about half the towers' weight. [52] All elevators were located in the core.
The towers offered expansive views from the observation deck atop the South Tower and the Windows on the World restaurant on top of the North Tower. The Twin Towers became known worldwide, appearing in numerous movies and television shows as well as on postcards and other merchandise.
The South Tower's rooftop observation deck was 1,362 ft (415 m) high and its indoor observation deck was 1,310 ft (400 m) high. [4] The World Trade Center towers held the height record only briefly; the Sears Tower in Chicago, finished in May 1973, reached 1,450 feet (440 m) at the rooftop. [5] Throughout its existence, however, the South Tower ...
A second observation deck is located on the 86th floor at 320 metres above ground. 1973 1974 World Trade Center, New York City, United States 1973 399.4 m (1,310 ft) Measured from sea level, street level was 10 feet above sea level. Indoor observation deck on the 107th floor of South Tower opened on April 4, 1973.
The World Trade Center’s South Tower was hit approximately 19 minutes after the North Tower. Once the second tower was hit, there was no doubt that it was an attack. President Bush vowed to ...
The Melbourne Observation Deck opened to the public on 19 July 1994 and was located on the 55th floor of the South Tower, at 234 m (768 ft). Views of up to 60 km (37 mi) can be had on a clear day. The floor is serviced by two passenger lifts. On 31 December 2009, the observation deck closed.
Departing from Boston's Logan International Airport, American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the World Trade Center's North Tower at 8:46 a.m. ET. United Airlines Flight 175, also departing ...
Head's personal stories of surviving on the 78th floor of the south tower, encountering a dying man who gave her an inscribed wedding ring that she eventually returned to his wife, escaping with ...