Original World Trade Center Twin Towers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Original_World_Trade_Center_Twin_Towers
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:skyscraper
gptkbp:address 1 World Trade Center (North Tower), 2 World Trade Center (South Tower)
gptkbp:antennaSpire 526.3 m (1,727 ft) (North Tower, after 1978)
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Minoru_Yamasaki
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:National_September_11_Memorial_&_Museum
gptkbp:completedIn 1973
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1968
gptkbp:demolished 2001
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:September_11_attacks
Al-Qaeda
September 11, 2001
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey
gptkbp:engineeringFirm gptkb:Worthington,_Skilling,_Helle_&_Jackson
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:King_Kong_(1976_film)
gptkb:Spider-Man_(2002_film)
numerous photographs and artworks
gptkbp:function gptkb:office_building
gptkbp:hasElevator 99
gptkbp:hasRestaurant gptkb:Windows_on_the_World_(North_Tower)
gptkbp:height 415 m (1,362 ft) (South Tower)
417 m (1,368 ft) (North Tower)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Original World Trade Center Twin Towers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lower_Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:material gptkb:glass
gptkb:steel
aluminum
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Twin_Towers
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing
gptkb:Philippe_Petit_tightrope_walk_(1974)
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 110
4,800,000 sq ft (450,000 m2)
gptkbp:opened April 4, 1973
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_Trade_Center_complex
gptkbp:publicObservationDeck Yes
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:One_World_Trade_Center
gptkbp:roofType 417 m (North), 415 m (South)
gptkbp:significance iconic New York City skyline
site of major terrorist attack
symbol of global trade
gptkbp:status destroyed
gptkbp:style gptkb:International_Style
gptkbp:tallestBuildingIn 1971–1973 (North Tower)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_Trade_Center_site
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5