4/14/2024 0 Comments Ignificance of the date 9/11The towers had been the target of an attack before 9/11. Each floor was an acre in size and there was enough concrete in the towers to build a five-foot-wide sidewalk from New York City to Washington, D.C. ![]() Each weighed more than 250,000 tons and contained 99 elevators and 21,800 windows. Views extended 45 miles or more from the top of the towers in every direction-far enough to see all five New York City boroughs, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The North Tower rose 1,368 feet-1,730 feet with a large antenna-and the South Tower stood 1,362 feet high. They attracted roughly 70,000 commuters and tourists daily. ![]() For a brief period upon their completion in 1973, they were the tallest buildings in the world. At 110 stories each, 1 WTC (North Tower) and 2 WTC (South Tower) provided nearly 10 million square feet of office space for about 35,000 people and 430 companies. ![]() The Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in New York City.
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