The World Trade Center is a complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks in 2001.
The complex seen in September 2020 One WTC (left), Brookfield Place (left and center), 3 WTC and 4 WTC (bottom right). 7 WTC, the Perelman Performing Arts Center, the 2 WTC and 5 WTC sites, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the Liberty Park, the WTC Transportation Hub and the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church are not visible in the picture.
The original World Trade Center in March 2001
The 2006 master plan, incorporating designs from David Childs, Norman Foster and Richard Rogers
Louvered glass panels over base floors, 2019
September 11 attacks
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The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. A total
World Trade Center (2001–present)
…is a complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks in 2001. The area is currently being redeveloped with up to six skyscrapers, four of which have been finished as of 2026; a memorial and museum is at…
WTC smoking on 9 11
FEMA 3969 Photograph by Andrea Booher taken on 09 19 2001 in New York
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UA93 fuselage debris