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11 interesting facts about TWIN TWIN
The story of Twin Towers has attracted a lot of attention for decades - from their beginning as the highest buildings in the world to ruin their tragic in 9/11 attacks.
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They are named the North Tower and the South Tower.
Like many buildings, there does not seem to have many creativity related to the names of these towers.
They are officially a world trade center and 2 world trade centers, also known as the North Tower and the corresponding southern tower.
Their 110 stories were unparalleled by any other building until the construction of the SEARS tower at the end of 1973, also stood at 110 high floors.
The rest of the seven towers named the world trade center 3-7, with so
Once upon a time, they were the tallest buildings in the world.
When Twin Towers first completed, they were the highest edge
Contrary to common beliefs, towers are not really identical, although this is difficult to pay attention from the ground.
The north tower is higher than the south tower only 6 ft.
They stood at 1,368 ft and 1,362 ft and were even higher than their neighbors, Empire State Building and Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Both towers have 110 floors - each with an area of over 43,056 square feet.
The double towers were completed in 1973.
Building the North Tower began in 1968, with the south tower after a short time after 1969.
Office space is hired and the tenant begins to move to 1970.
The buildings were completed in 1973, along with four other world trade center buildings.
The seventh and final building, World Trade Center 7, ended in 1987.
Philippe Petit made the news about a high
Philippe Petit has been known for one
Three years later, after completing the twin towers, he gave the news again by taking another high-string step between two towers.
His pedestrian on Twin Towers was much higher than 1,312 ft, while he walked over the towers at the Notre Dame Cathedral was at 226 ft.
The towers survived the robbers, fires and bombs.
Mặc dù cuộc tấn công vào ngày 11 tháng 9 năm 2001 (9/11) đã được chứng minh là sự kết thúc của Twin Towers, trước đây nó đã sống sót sau một cuộc tấn công khủng bố khác gần một thập kỷ trước đó.
In 1993, a bomb was knocked out in the parking center of the World Trade Center, hurting more than a thousand people and proved Fatal for six of them.
In 1975, not long after completing Twin Towers, a fire broke out in the north of the tower and spread over six floors.
Most losses have been maintained on the 11th floor where the fire has broken.
In 1998, the port government of New York and New Jersey made a decision to privatize the World Trade Center.
This includes double towers, after a robbery of $ 1.6 million in cash from the US Bank in the Northern Tower.
Another Daredevil stunts were performed in 1977 by George Willig.
In 1977, George Willig twenty-seven years old was minimized outside the southern tower, climbing to the top at the beginning of four hours.
The government was not satisfied with this move and when he stood to the top, the police arrested him.
Below, the crowd is cheering George Willig's achievement, and he
Willig.
At first he was informed that he would receive a $ 250,000 fine for
Finally, he only paid 1.10 dollars - a penny for each of the 110 stories he mined.
After stuff, he won the "flying person" of fans and media.
The towers are built with a tube design.
Twin Towers's design was thoroughly involved after their destruction in 2001.
Fazlur Rahman Khan is a structural engineer of Bangladesh, who created this design only a few years before building double towers.
The design allows the perimeter of the reinforced building using the concept of "tube in a tube" and allows the floor plan to open for users to enjoy.
The absence of positioned columns in the entire building makes a flexible, more extensive design.
The double towers cost 900 million USD to build.
When adjusting inflation today, this is equivalent to more
Initially, the port government believes that the towers will cost about $ 350 million to build.
After that, the data worth $ 750 million was predicted, but the total cost finally surpassed both of this estimate with a significant amount.
Not everyone is satisfied with the new buildings.
In 1964, when asset developers and investors are negotiating the new World Trade Center and what new buildings will require.
A group of builders have formed "Committee for a reasonable world trade center", which criticized the size and scale of this new project.
The committee was led by Lawrence Wien, who did not believe that new buildings were practical or useful for the economy and warned that they could be dangerous or an airplane could even crash on them a day
The top floor of the North Tower is controlled by the south tower.
Access to the roof of the North Tower was controlled from the Activity Control Center placed in the basement of the south tower.
The top floor of the North Tower is the place where radio and television broadcasts in New York.
When the towers collapse, the Empire State building and the Alpine Tower are the remaining two options, with the Alps tower to be the last option.
The northern tower has placed a famous restaurant.
In an attempt to make towers seem more attractive and strengthened, the port authorities have decided to establish a restaurant in the north of the tower.
Named is "windows of the world", diners can enjoy the restaurant and its views on the 106th and 107 floor of the Towers Towers most.
It was opened in April 1976 and showing off the famous Manhattan skyline.
The restaurant was damaged in the first bombing in 1993 but was renovated after an investment of 25 million USD.
Until today, Twin Towers is still among the most famous buildings in history.
Although they were never rebuilt, they were introduced in many documentaries, dramas and TV shows, with their rich stories and tragic finishes to ensure a position in
