When was ny world trade center built?
World Trade Center From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation) World Trade Center World Trade Center was the world’s tallest building from 1972 to 1973.* Preceded by Empire State Building Surpassed by Sears Tower Information Location New York City, New York, U.S. Status Destroyed Constructed 1966-1973 Destroyed September 11, 2001 (September 11, 2001 attacks) Height Antenna/Spire 1,727 ft (526.3 m) [1] Roof 1,368 ft (417.0 m) Top floor 1,355 ft (413.0 m) Technical details Floor count 110 Floor area 8.6 million sq ft 800,000 m² (1 & 2) Elevator count 198 (1 & 2) Companies Architect Minoru Yamasaki, Emery Roth & Sons Structural Engineer Leslie Robertson, Leslie E. Robertson Associates Contractor Tishman Realty & Construction Company Owner Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ————————————–… *Fully habitable, self-supported, from main entrance to highest structural or architectural to