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The original Two World Trade Center (also known as the South Tower, Tower 2, Building Two, or 2 WTC) was one of the Twin Towers in the original World Trade Center Complex in New York City. The Tower was completed and opened in 1973 at a height of 1,362 feet (415 m) to the roof, distinguishable from its twin, the North Tower (1 World Trade ...
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Two Towers, the second volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Tower 2 foundation work began on June 1, 2010, but construction was halted in August 2012. [61] The street-level foundation was finished by November 2012 [62] and construction of everything up to street level was completed in mid-2013. [2] [63] The rest of the building, however, has yet to be built unless tenants for Tower 2 could be found. [64]
At the time of their completion the "Twin Towers"—the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower), at 1,368 ft (417 m), and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower)—were the tallest buildings in the world. The other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center (3 WTC), 4 WTC, 5 WTC, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC.
The North Tower (WTC 1) was the first building to be hit when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into it at 8:46 a.m., [a] causing it to collapse at 10:28 [e] after burning for one hour and 42 minutes. [f] At 9:03 a.m., [g] the South Tower (WTC 2) was struck by United Airlines Flight 175; it collapsed at 9:59 a.m. [h] after burning for 56 minutes.
Shanghai Tower in China will be the world's second tallest building when it opens later in 2014. These two guys, however, want to beat Shanghai Tower's line.
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Two UN Plaza (also referred to as Tower Two, D.C. 2, [4] or simply, "Two") opened in 1983 and is a 40-story mixed-use office building and hotel located between 44th and 45th Streets west of, and adjacent to One UN Plaza. The building includes 450,000 square feet of office space on floors 2 through 28, hotel space on floors 29 through 40, and ...