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An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is to the south, the World Financial Center (WFC) towers π American Express (pyramid), WFC tower two (dome) and WFC tower 1 (Oppenheimer, Dow Jones). Governors Island in Upper New York Bay is in the background

An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is to the east, in the foreground the Hudson River and The North Cove Marina with the World Financial Center (WFC) towers behind it

An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is toward the northwest, with an American flag draped on World Financial Center (WFC) tower two, and the Verizon Building on the right

An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is toward the south, with an American flag draped on one of the World Financial Center (WFC) towers

An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is toward the northeast, World Financial Center (WFC) tower three (American Express) (left), the Verizon Building (with 75 Park Place behind it) and the US Post Office (right)

An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is toward the west, with an American flag draped on World Financial Center (WFC) tower two. The Hudson River is in the background

An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is to the west, with an American flag draped on one of the World Financial Center (WFC) towers. The Hudson River is in the background

A high-angle view of the area known as Ground Zero showing the rubble and debris of the collapsed World Trade Center buildings located in New York City, New York (NY), following the 9/11 terrorists attacks

A high-angle view of the area known as Ground Zero showing the rubble and debris of the collapsed World Trade Center buildings located in New York City, New York (NY), following the 9/11 terrorists attacks

An aerial view, days after the terrorist attacks on American soil, the towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) sit as a pile of rubble in the streets of New York City. The rescue and recovery efforts continue with tons of debris slowly removed from the site. The view is to the south, World Financial Center (WFC) tower 1 (Oppenheimer, Dow Jones) in the upper right corner. Visible also is the bridge connecting the WTC and WFC

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Base: New York

State: New York (NY)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Leonard, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Minoru Yamasaki's design for the World Trade Center unveiled to the public on January 18, 1964. Minoru Yamasaki (山崎 實 Yamasaki Minoru, 1 December 1912 – 6 February 1986) was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City. The World Trade Center was one of the most striking American implementations of the architectural ethic of Le Corbusier and was the seminal expression of Yamasaki's gothic modernist tendencies. He was also inspired by Arabic architecture, elements of which he incorporated in the building's design. The buildings were designed with narrow office windows 18 inches (46 cm) wide, which reflected Yamasaki's fear of heights as well as his desire to make building occupants feel secure. His design included building facades sheathed in aluminum-alloy. At the time of their completion, the Twin Towers — the original 1 World Trade Center, at 1,368 feet (417 m); and 2 World Trade Center, at 1,362 feet (415.1 m)—were the tallest buildings in the world. During its existence, the World Trade Center experienced several major incidents, including a fire on February 13, 1975, a bombing on February 26, 1993. On the morning of September 11, 2001, two Boeing 767 jets flew into the North and South Towers within minutes of each other; two hours later, both towers collapsed.

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15/09/2001
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Twin Towers - One World Trade Center, and 2 World Trade Center
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attacks american soil american soil towers world trade center wtc pile rubble streets new york city rescue recovery efforts recovery efforts tons debris site financial world financial center wfc oppenheimer dow jones dow jones corner right corner visible bridge new york state aerial view staff sergeant us air force high resolution view ssgt michelle leonard us national archives