World Trade Center Twin Towers

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The World Trade Center Twin Towers were iconic 110-story skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, that symbolized global commerce and became tragically famous after their destruction in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf skyscraper complex ⓘ
twin towers ⓘ
aircraftImpact American Airlines Flight 11 ⓘ
United Airlines Flight 175 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
surface form: Twin Towers

World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
surface form: WTC Twin Towers
architect Minoru Yamasaki ⓘ
architecturalStyle International Style ⓘ
attackedBy al-Qaeda ⓘ
causeOfDestruction terrorist attack ⓘ
cityscapeRole dominant element of Lower Manhattan skyline ⓘ
completionDate 1973 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1966 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
demolitionDate 2001-09-11 ⓘ
destroyedBy September 11 attacks ⓘ
destructionDate 2001-09-11 ⓘ
developer Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ
event September 11 attacks ⓘ
feature Windows on the World restaurant ⓘ
observation deck ⓘ
tube-frame structural system ⓘ
hasPart North Tower of the World Trade Center ⓘ
surface form: World Trade Center North Tower

South Tower of the World Trade Center ⓘ
surface form: World Trade Center South Tower
heightToRoof 1368 ft ⓘ
417 m ⓘ
heritage icon of late 20th-century architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Lower Manhattan ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
material reinforced concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
memorializedBy National September 11 Memorial & Museum ⓘ
numberOfBuildings 2 ⓘ
numberOfStoreys 110 ⓘ
openingDate 1973 ⓘ
owner Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ
partOf World Trade Center ⓘ
primaryFunction office building ⓘ
replacedBy One World Trade Center ⓘ
status destroyed ⓘ
structuralEngineer Leslie E. Robertson ⓘ
symbolOf American economic power ⓘ
New York City skyline ⓘ
global commerce ⓘ
use commercial ⓘ

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The Walk → narrativeLocation → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
American Airlines Flight 11 → crashLocation → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center
Minoru Yamasaki → notableWork → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
Minoru Yamasaki → designed → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
Leslie E. Robertson → notableWork → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: original World Trade Center Twin Towers
Man on Wire → subject → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center
Man on Wire → settingLocation → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center
original World Trade Center → bestKnownFor → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twin Towers
7 World Trade Center → partOf → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center
1999 NBA Finals → nicknameOfChampionDuo → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twin Towers
Philippe Petit → performedOn → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
Philippe Petit → performanceLocation → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center
1974 World Trade Center high-wire walk → location → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twin Towers
World Trade Center Twin Towers → alsoKnownAs → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twin Towers
World Trade Center Twin Towers → alsoKnownAs → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: WTC Twin Towers
Maggie Gyllenhaal → appearedIn → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center
Yamasaki → designed → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
subject surface form: Minoru Yamasaki
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building → architectAlsoDesigned → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center (original Twin Towers)
Yamasaki & Associates → notableWork → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
75th Academy Awards → bestDocumentaryShortSubjectWinner → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twin Towers
Michael Shamberg → producerOf → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Trade Center
Mega Powers → keyRival → World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Twin Towers