More World Trade Center photos

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Photos from other sources:

 

My own comments (as in my photo album) from my first visit:
 "Not (quite) the tallest buildings in the world, the towers at 1350 feet (415 metres) have almost 22,000 windows and each has 23 express and 72 local elevators. 50,000 people work there.
The lift took 1 minute to get me to the observation deck on the 107th floor. My ears are still popping!"

And from the internet:
World Trade Center
Phone: (212) 435-7397
Hours: 9.30am-9.30pm
7 Days a Week

The view of New York City, the harbor and the surrounding area is unsurpassed at this observation deck on top of New York's highest (a quarter mile up) building. The 58-second elevator ride takes visitors 107 floors up to the top floor where there are both indoor and outdoor viewing platforms and an exhibit of the history of world trade."



From Brooklyn bridge
Looking upwards
Ground level
The base
Interior below ground level

More from the internet (pre-destruction obviously):
World Trade Center
Church Street (at Liberty Street)
Manhattan
(212) 323-2340

Battered by the tragic bombing in 1993, the twin towers are again offering world-class views. Go to the mezzanine at 2 World Trade Center to buy tickets for the indoor observation deck on the 107th floor and the outdoor promenade on the 110th floor. Open daily from 9.30am-9.30 pm (extended to 11.30 pm from June to September). Admission is $13.00; $11 for students 13-17 or with valid ID; $9.50 for seniors; and $6.50 for children ages 6-12.



Statistics from the internet:
Tower 1 was completed in 1972, Tower 2 in 1973.
Both had 110 floors.
Tower 1 was 1368 feet high, Tower 2 6 feet shorter.
Both had floor area of 45-50,000 square feet.
The number of passenger elevators in each was 97, and both had 6 freight elevators as well.

Together the twin towers had 21,800 windows and were the world's tallest buildings until 1974 when the Sears Tower in Chicago was built.

Sadly, as of September 11, 2001, they are no more.



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