World Trade Center

World Trade Center.
Built-in 1973 as a world financial center in New York City, The world trade center was a complex that consisted of its 110 story twin towers, smaller buildings, a hotel and a government building. On September, the 11th 2001(9/11)The world trade center was destroyed by terrorists belonging to the Al- Queda terrorist group using commercial aircraft to fly into the towers as missiles. Ultimately the towers collapsed following damage

Background.
Built between 1965 to 1973. The world trade center complex and its astonishing twin towers were biggest financial and tourist highlight until late 2001. The complex was built by the New York Port Authority and designed by Japanese architect Minouro Yamasaki and the Emery Roth & sons architecture firm. The complex consisted of when it was completed in 1975 and opened of In 1981 the world trade center also opened the 22 story World trade center Marriot hotel which sat between the two towers and provided amenities of a new york luxury hotel. And in 1987 the second building World trade center 7 was completed. It housed several clients at the time who even included the Central Intelligence Agency.
 * 1 World trade center (North tower).
 * 2 World trade center (South tower).
 * 4 World trade center.
 * 5 World trade center.
 * 6 World trade center.
 * Austin .J Tobin plaza.
 * World trade center shopping mall.
 * PATH (New York Port Authority) subway station

The buildings had encountered several incidents over the span of its 28 yr carrier. While under construction still in 1975 a French tightrope walker named Phillipe Petit walked between the top of the twin towers without wearing a safety harness back and forth eight times before he was arrested, However, he was later released after the site manager of the world trade center (realizing that the walk had become a pivotal highlight advertisement for the towers) forgave him and provided him with a free observation deck pass to the south tower and a free dinner at the Windows on the World luxury restaurant when it was completed in the north tower. In 1977 a severe fire burned through the 11 to 15 floors of the south tower. Other events that occurred included:
 * In 1980 an Argentinian airliner missed hitting the north towers antenna by 100ft.
 * In 1981 a man climbed the outside of the south tower using a contraption that slideup along the window washing machine rails.
 * In 1985 a former Vietnam veteran parachuted from an undisclosed altitude and landed on the observation deck at the top of the south tower.
 * In 1993 a 6-tonne truck bomb exploded in the B2 level park garage underneath the south tower killing 6 people and Injuring over 1000. The total cost of repairing the complex equaled to over 100,000,000 US dollars.
 * In 1998 4000,0000,0000 worth of money belonging to the Bank of America was stolen by the Italian mafia outside the entrance to the Marriot hotel.