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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.
On the observation deck, the actual viewing space is on the 100th floor, but there is a food court on the 101st floor and a space for events for the 102nd floor. [150] The observation deck is operated by Legends Hospitality, partially owned by the New York Yankees. [151]
Its rooftop observation deck was 1,362 ft (415 m) high and its indoor observation deck was 1,310 ft (400 m) high. [41] Each tower stood over 1,350 feet (410 m) high, and occupied about 1 acre (4,000 m 2 ) of the total 16 acres (65,000 m 2 ) of the site's land.
People run away as the second tower of World Trade Center crumbles down after a plane hit the building September 11, 2001, in New York City. ... and Jamie Otten look at news photos of the attacks ...
The Empire State Building remained the tallest building in New York until the new One World Trade Center reached a greater height in April 2012. [ 312 ] [ 332 ] [ 333 ] As of 2022 [update] , it is the seventh-tallest building in New York City and the tenth-tallest in the United States . [ 360 ]
New York has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper. Since 1890, ten of those built in the city have held the title of world's tallest. [29] [G] New York City went through two very early high-rise construction booms, the first of which spanned the 1890s through the 1910s, and the second from the mid-1920s to the early ...
An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features.
Abu Kamal opened fire shortly after 5 p.m. on February 23, 1997, on the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building, one of New York City's most popular tourist attractions. Before he started shooting, he muttered something about Egypt, apparently shouting, "Are you from Egypt