Twin Tower History: One Of The Tallest Building In The World
Before the tragedy of 9/11, the World Trade Center building or the
twin tower was the land mark of New York as the tallest building in the world
at the time. Twin tower history started
at time it was built when New York’s future seemed unstable. It quickly raised
the confidence and raised the decline of lower Manhattan and become symbol of
New York. In 1962, the Twin Tower plan was started by the authority of New York
and New Jersey. Minoru Yamazaki, the architect from Michigan, decided to build
two huge towers that was criticized by public. However, the project began in
1966.
It was a huge project that needs to demolish 164 buildings and closed
off 5 streets. 1.2 million cubic yards of earth were excavated to create 23.5
acres of land along the Hudson River. There were 3,500 workers at the site at
the peak building period and total of 10,000 workers needed to finish the projects. 60 workers
died during the construction. In December 1970, the north tower was opened
first then in January 1972, the south tower opened. They were officially used
in April 1973. Twin tower history as
the tallest building is very short as in May 1973 the Sears Tower in Chicago
was finished.
