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WTC

Building the World Trade Center in New York City, 1970. The original WTC was a large complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

At the time the original 1 World Trade Center was built at 1,368 feet, it was the tallest building in the world. The total construction cost was $400 million (which is $2,300,000,000 in today’s money). Before the devastating attacks in 2001, he building was also bombed in 1993. The new One World Trade Center, rebuilt after the tragedy, is the tallest building in the United States.