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World Trade Center

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Rise and Fall: The World Trade Center Premieres 9/10 at 8/7c on The HISTORY Channel

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9/11 Timeline: The Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City | History

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The World Trade Centre: The Tragic Story of New York's Twin Towers

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The Construction of One World Trade Center | History

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The Twin Towers: A History

The original World Trade Center was a large complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. It opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. At the time of their completion, the Twin Towers—the original 1 World Trade Center at 1,368 feet (417 m); and 2 World Trade Center at 1,362 feet (415.1 m)—were the tallest buildings in the world. Other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center, 4 WTC, 5 WTC, 6 WTC, and 7 WTC. The complex contained 13,400,000 square feet (1,240,000 m2) of office space.