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What was built at WTC?
New structures
Name | Date construction started | Date of completion |
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National September 11 Museum | March 13, 2006 | May 21, 2014 |
World Trade Center Transportation Hub | April 26, 2010 | March 3, 2016 |
Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center | August 31, 2017 | 2023 |
Vehicular Security Center | November 10, 2011 | 2017 |
What was the main purpose of the Twin Towers?
The idea was suggested by David Rockefeller to help stimulate urban renewal in Lower Manhattan, and his brother Nelson signed the legislation to build it. The buildings at the complex were designed by Minoru Yamasaki.
What was under the WTC?
NEW YORK – Some 13 tons of gold worth an estimated $110 million and 30.2 million ounces of silver valued at $121 million are buried under the rubble at the World Trade Center, The New York Times reported yesterday.
How high is WTC?
1,368 feet
The roof of One World Trade Center reached to 1,368 feet (417 metres), and Two World Trade Center was 1,362 feet (415 metres) tall. Designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and officially opened in 1972, the towers were the world’s tallest buildings until surpassed in 1973 by the Sears (now Willis) Tower in Chicago.
How many floors was WTC 2?
110
2 World Trade Center/Floors
What companies were in the WTC?
List of tenants in 1 World Trade Center (North Tower) included the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Bank of America, Cantor Fitzgerald, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Group, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, and restaurant Windows on the World.
How much gold is Fort Knox?
Fort Knox Facts Amount of present gold holdings: 147.3 million ounces. About half of the Treasury’s stored gold (as well as valuables of other federal agencies) is kept at Fort Knox.
Who attacked the Pentagon?
Two of the planes hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, and a third hit the west side of the Pentagon….
September 11 attacks | |
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Deaths | 2,996 (2,977 victims + 19 al-Qaeda terrorists) |
Injured | 25,000 |
Perpetrators | Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Al-Qaeda (see also: responsibility and hijackers) |
No. of participants | 19 |