The World Trade Center, in Lower Manhattan, New York City, was destroyed after a series of terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, killing almost 3,000 people at the site. Two commercial airliners hi
Collapse of South Tower of the World Trade Center seen from Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Fireball from aviation fuel emerges from north side of WTC 2 immediately after the impact from United Airlines Flight 175. Smoke from earlier fires can be seen coming from north side of WTC 1 at right.
The towers' floor truss system's sprayed-foam fire-resistance insulation material visible on this image of the floor trusswork at WTC 1
Aerial view of the site after the collapse, with locations of the collapsed buildings outlined
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Impending Death is a photograph taken by freelance photographer Thomas Dallal during the September 11 attacks. The photograph depicts the North Tower of the World Trade Center, on fire after being str
Collapse of the World Trade Center
…relatively uncommon by comparison. Victims were only occasionally spotted inside open windows, and no crowds were present outside of the tower, as in the Impending Death photograph of the North Tower burning. Numerous people fell or jumped to their deaths from the burning towers. Three were spotted from an east-facing…
Impending Death