World Trade Center Twin Towers

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skyscraper complex twin towers

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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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
World Trade Center	7
World Trade Center Twin Towers canonical	6
Twin Towers	5
The Twin Towers	1
WTC Twin Towers	1
World Trade Center (original Twin Towers)	1
original World Trade Center Twin Towers	1

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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