The World Trade Center featured landmark triplet towers.
The World Trade Center was a large complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan , New York City , United States .. Lower Manhattan. Lower Manhattan. New York City. New York City. It featured landmark twin towers , which opened on April 4 , 1973 , and were destroyed as a result of the September 11 attacks .. Four World Trade Center. September 11 attacks. September 11 attacks. At the time of their completion , the `` Twin Towers '' -- the original 1 World Trade Center , at 1368 ft ; and 2 World Trade Center , at 1,362 ft -- were the tallest buildings in the world .. 1 World Trade Center. One World Trade Center#Original building. 2 World Trade Center. Two World Trade Center#Original building. tallest buildings. History of the tallest buildings in the world#Tallest buildings ( from 1901 ). The other buildings in the complex included the Marriott World Trade Center -LRB- 3 WTC -RRB- , 4 WTC , 5 WTC , 6 WTC , and 7 WTC .. Four World Trade Center. Five World Trade Center. 6 WTC. Six World Trade Center. 7 WTC. 7 World Trade Center. Marriott World Trade Center. Three World Trade Center. 4 WTC. Four World Trade Center. 5 WTC. Five World Trade Center. All these buildings were built between 1975 and 1985 , with a construction cost of $ 400 million -LRB- $ in 2014 dollars -RRB- .. The complex was located in New York City 's Financial District and contained 13400000 sqft of office space .. New York City. New York City. Financial District. Financial District, Manhattan. The World Trade Center experienced a fire on , 1975 , a bombing on , 1993 , and a robbery on , 1998 .. bombing. 1993 World Trade Center bombing. a robbery. 1998 Bank of America robbery. In 1998 , the Port Authority decided to privatize the World Trade Center , leasing the buildings to a private company to manage , and awarded the lease to Silverstein Properties in .. Silverstein Properties. Silverstein Properties. On the morning of September 11 , 2001 , Al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets into the North and South Towers within minutes of each other ; two hours later , both had collapsed .. Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda. hijackers. Aircraft hijacking. Boeing 767. Boeing 767. The attacks killed 2,606 people in and within the vicinity of the towers , as well as all 157 on board the two aircraft .. Falling debris from the towers , combined with fires that the debris initiated in several surrounding buildings , led to the partial or complete collapse of all the other buildings in the complex and caused catastrophic damage to ten other large structures in the surrounding area .. The cleanup and recovery process at the World Trade Center site took eight months , during which time what remained of the other World Trade Center buildings was demolished .. cleanup and recovery process. Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks. World Trade Center site. World Trade Center site. The World Trade Center complex was rebuilt over a span of more than a decade .. World Trade Center complex was rebuilt. World Trade Center ( 2001–present ). The site is being rebuilt with six new skyscrapers , while a memorial to those killed in the attacks and a new rapid transit hub have both opened .. memorial. National September 11 Memorial & Museum. rapid transit hub. World Trade Center ( PATH station ). One World Trade Center , the tallest building in the United States , is the lead building for the new complex , reaching more than 100 stories upon its completion in November 2014 .. One World Trade Center. One World Trade Center