Although developers are planning on rebuilding the World Trade Center Site as a block of corporate towers. Noncommercial use would better serve the memory of 911 victims.
b. WTC 2 the south Tower finished in 1973
c. More than 10.000 workers involved in the construction
a. Tallest building in the world when they were completed in 1973
b. Design was innovated in several ways
a. The North Tower survived a serious fire in 1975
b. In 1993 the first attack on the WTC
V. Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
a. The September 11 attacks precipitated a focus on domestic security
b. The attacks had major worldwide political effects
c. George W. Bush's job approval rating soared 86%
d. Incidents of harassment and hate crimes against Middle-Eastern peoples
b. Official start of construction of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
c. Final designs for Towers two, three and four
d. One World Trade Center Tower (Freedom Tower)
The origins of the World Trade Center extended back to 1946, when the New York Legislature created the World Trade Corporation with a view to creating a trade center in Manhattan. The Port Authority chose as the site for the WTC in 1962 the block bounded by West, Church, Liberty and Vesey Streets, and selected architect Minoru Yamasaki to design the project. Construction began in 1966. WTC 1, the North Tower rose ahead of WTC 2. Although not completed until 1972, lower floor were ready for their tenants in late 1970. WTC 2, the South Tower, was finished in 1973. Of the more than 10,000 workers involved in building the complex, eight died in construction accidents.
The Towers were dedicated in April 4th, 1973. The owners initially had difficulty finding tenants to fill the enormous towers, which had over 8 million square feet of floor space. Most of the North Tower was still unoccupied when a serious fire broke in February of 1975. The 110-story Twin Towers, rising 1,368 and 1362 f...