The World Trade Center

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The World Trade Center was a complex of seven office buildings in the district of . The Twin Towers were between 1966 and 1973. Both were 110 tall, and respectively 417m and 415m high. They were then the world's tallest structures. 50,000 people used to in the Towers, and about 200,000 went up to the top . There were 95 , and it took less than a minute to the observation deck. In 1993, a truck filled with detonated in the underground garage, killing 6 people and causing much damage. On 11th, 2001, the Twin Towers after being hit by two hijacked . It took eight months to clear the debris and became a place of pilgrimage.