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What Were The Twin Towers
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Author : Jim O'Connor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-05-10
What Were The Twin Towers written by Jim O'Connor and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-10 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Discover the true story of the Twin Towers—how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers—also known as the World Trade Center—and the buildings were seen as the economic hub of the world. But on September 11, 2001, a terrorist attack toppled the towers and changed our nation forever. Discover the whole story of the Twin Towers—from their ambitious construction to their tragic end.
Twin Towers
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Author : Angus K. Gillespie
language : en
Publisher: NAL
Release Date : 2002
Twin Towers written by Angus K. Gillespie and has been published by NAL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Architecture categories.
Examines the World Trade Center as an American icon, describing the conception, design, and construction of the Twin Towers and relating the activities that took place there during a normal twenty-four-hour day.
The Twin Towers
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-02-23
The Twin Towers written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-23 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction and history of the Twin Towers *Covers the destruction of the World Trade Center during 9/11 *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. " - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Before its destruction in the attacks on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York consisted of two of the world's most recognizable buildings, representing the strength and wealth of New York City in particular and the United States in general. That was the goal all along for philanthropist David Rockefeller, who had largely self-financed the development of One Chase Manhattan Plaza in the late 1950s in the hopes that the 70 story skyscraper would help spur further development nearby. Rockefeller envisioned Lower Manhattan as the site of a global financial center, full of stock exchanges, brokerages, investment banks, law firms, and other financial businesses. The name "World Trade Center," when spoken by an American, tends to conjure up the best and worst about the nation. The idea for such a financial center was conceived of in the heady days of post-World War II prosperity, when the nation's financial prospects had never looked better and Americans were trading all over the world with both former allies and enemies. At the same time, many in New York City, one of the jewels of the East Coast, had fallen on hard times, and it was hoped that the World Trade Center would revitalize Lower Manhattan and bring the Big Apple a bigger share of the prosperity the world was enjoying. Likewise, the center was designed by men steeped in the modern era, when architects could build skyscrapers as opposed to simple office complexes. As it would turn out, by the time construction on the buildings began, there were ominous clouds in the political and financial skies. The prosperity that had inspired its construction had given way to a financial malaise unlike any seen since the Great Depression, and many people were offended that money that could have gone to social programs was being used to build more office space. There was also political unrest, as many criticized the country's involvement in Vietnam. By the time the Twin Towers and the rest of the World Trade Center were completed, the project was considered by many to be not only a symbol of American prosperity but also another sign of capitalist greed. For 30 years, the Twin Towers were the most dramatic features of the New York skyline, and for a short while one of the towers could boast of being the tallest building in the world. People came from around the world to visit them for both business and pleasure, and while most days were busy but uneventful, there were exceptions. A stunt seemingly featuring a man dancing in the sky humanized and popularized the buildings, and they began to prosper, just as the nation itself would rise again out of the mire of the 1970s. Almost as quickly, a fire threatened the North Tower in 1975. In 1977, a man decided to scale the side of the South Tower, and in 1983, a fireman completed a stunt designed to warn people about the impossibility of evacuating everyone in case of emergency. Fatefully, the fireman's efforts fell on largely deaf ears, as no one could conceive of the need for such efforts. As everyone now knows, the World Trade Center could have stood for a century or more but didn't last half that long, because what they symbolically represented made them a physical target. The Twin Towers survived the first violent attack in 1993, but less than a decade later they were gone, the initial victims of a war still raging. The World Trade Center would be rebuilt, but New York City would never look the same again.
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers
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Author : Mordicai Gerstein
language : en
Publisher: Square Fish
Release Date : 2007-04-17
The Man Who Walked Between The Towers written by Mordicai Gerstein and has been published by Square Fish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-17 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis's The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring, and--in two dramatic foldout spreads-- the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal, the winner of the 2004 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture Books, and the winner of the 2006 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.
The Twin Towers In Film
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Author : Randy Laist
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-01-31
The Twin Towers In Film written by Randy Laist and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-31 with Performing Arts categories.
For thirty years, the twin towers of the World Trade Center soared above the New York City skyline, eventually becoming one of the most conspicuous symbolic structures in the world. They appeared in hundreds of films, from Godspell and Death Wish to Trading Places, Ghostbusters and The Usual Suspects. The politicians, architects and engineers who developed the towers sought to imbue them with a powerful visual presence. The resulting buildings provided filmmakers with imposing set pieces capable of conveying a range of moods and associations, from the sublime and triumphal to the sinister and paranoid. While they stood, they captured the imagination of the world with their enigmatic symbolism. In their dramatic destruction, they became icons of a history that is still being written. Here viewed in the context of popular cinema, the twin towers are emblematic of how architecture, film and narrative interact to express cultural aspirations and anxieties.
Petronas Twin Towers
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Author : Cesar Pelli
language : en
Publisher: Academy Press
Release Date : 2001-03-23
Petronas Twin Towers written by Cesar Pelli and has been published by Academy Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-23 with Architecture categories.
In a world with Jumbo jets, microchips and artifical hearts, architecture had appeared to have lost its wonder, but with the building of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, now the tallest buildings on earth, this has changed and their construction has rightly restored architecture as a world wonder. It is not just because the towers are the tallest that they can make this claim. Their design by Cesar Pelli also reflects a melding of East and West. The towers embody the great spirit born of the American mid-West and now found all over the world. They also reflect the latest technology in making tall buildings, with modern materials such as stainless steel cladding which makes their spires glisten on the horizon. The design of the Petronas Towers began with an international design competition. In June 1991, eight firms were invited to participate. The architects were asked to providee a general plan for the Kuala Lumpur City Centre and a more detailed design for two towers to be occupied by Petronas, the national petroleum company of Malaysia. The Petronas Towers were expected to define a gateway, "a place that people can identify as unique to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia." It was never discussed that the towers should become the tallest buildings in the world, only that they be beautiful.
Twin Towers Terror And Love Stories
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Author : Yommi Eini
language : en
Publisher: Rapha Publishing
Release Date : 2005-08
Twin Towers Terror And Love Stories written by Yommi Eini and has been published by Rapha Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08 with Fiction categories.
World Trade Center
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Author : Peter Skinner
language : en
Publisher: MetroBooks (NY)
Release Date : 2002
World Trade Center written by Peter Skinner and has been published by MetroBooks (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Architecture categories.
A souvenir book--photos of the September 11 disaster assembled from various sources, captioned by New York based writer Skinner, and published in a long narrow format (8.14") reminiscent of the shape of the towers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Mysterious Collapse Of World Trade Center 7
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Author : David Ray Griffin
language : en
Publisher: Interlink Publishing
Release Date : 2012-12-30
The Mysterious Collapse Of World Trade Center 7 written by David Ray Griffin and has been published by Interlink Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-30 with History categories.
At 5:20 in the afternoon on 9/11, Building 7 of the World Trade Center collapsed, even though it had not been struck by a plane and had fires on only a few floors. The reason for its collapse was considered a mystery. In August 2008, NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology) issued its report on WTC 7, declaring that "the reason for the collapse of World Trade Center 7 is no longer a mystery" and that “science is really behind what we have said.” Showing that neither of these claims is true, David Ray Griffin demonstrates that NIST is guilty of the most serious types of scientific fraud: fabricating, falsifying, and ignoring evidence. He also shows that NIST’s report left intact the central mystery: How could a building damaged by fire—not explosives—have come down in free fall?
Molly And The Twin Towers
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Author : Jessika Fleck
language : en
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Release Date : 2021
Molly And The Twin Towers written by Jessika Fleck and has been published by Stone Arch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Juvenile Fiction categories.