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World Trade Center

World Trade Center. Presented by: Sherman Riley Andres Martinez Ray Corona Stephen Henderson Charles Wynn. Origin. Considerations for WTC Inspiration for WTC Development of WTC. The Architect. Minoru Yamasaki. Construction/Planning. People Involved Companies involved

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World Trade Center

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  1. World Trade Center Presented by: Sherman Riley Andres Martinez Ray Corona Stephen Henderson Charles Wynn

  2. Origin • Considerations for WTC • Inspiration for WTC • Development of WTC

  3. The Architect Minoru Yamasaki

  4. Construction/Planning • People Involved • Companies involved • Duration of Project • Floor Plan

  5. Life of WTC • Open in April 4, 1973 • WTC project was unpopular With New Yorkers in the beginning • Eventually WTC Restored confidence and brought A decline to lower Manhattan

  6. Elevator Arrangement

  7. Fun Facts • 104 passenger elevators, 21,800 windows • From the top of the World Trade Centers it was possible to see 45 miles in each direction • Each Tower swayed approximately 3 feet from true center in strong winds • If all the glasses used in construction of both towers were melted into a ribbon of glass, 20 inches wide, it would run 65 miles long

  8. 1993 WTC Bombing • February 26, 1993 • Bomb planted by terrorist • Exploded in underground garage of North Tower

  9. September 11, 2001 • Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at 8:45 a.m: One World Trade Center hit • 9:03: Two World Trade hit • 2,800 people died

  10. The Future • Port Authority owns WTC site • Lower Manhattan Development Corporation State agency to oversee construction • Conflicts Memorial for victims vital to Economy to restore office spaces Build bigger/better WTC

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