The well-known World Trade Center was, until September 2001, a complex of seven buildings, designed by the famous architect Minoru Yamasaki. The World Trade Center was officially opened on the 4th of April, 1973 in New York. The Center had become the greatest construction in New York City after its construction. However, the most tragic day of the US history is associated with the World Trade Center. On the 11th of September 2001, the two Twins Towers were destroyed.
The dominant architectural of the complex was two 110-story twin towers – North, 417 meters in height and with the antenna mounted on the roof – 526 meters. The South Tower is 415 meters high. After the construction of the towers, they were the highest skyscrapers in the world. The World Trade Center complex was destroyed during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. After the collapse of the World Trade Center, the tallest building in New York became the Empire State Building (Crown 11).
First and foremost, the World Trade Center is exclusively commercial and office building. The Center Tower of the World Trade Center is a huge building where people can access both to the offices on the upper floors of the building, as well as a great number of restaurants, exhibits and an information center. In addition, on the underground level there are special lobbies, connecting the building with the New York subway and PATH rail lines (Crown 17). The uppermost levels of a skyscraper, at a height of about 415 meters, are equipped with a restaurant with stunning city views and a traditional viewing platform.
