World Trade Center Being Built In The 70's

At the time the towers were completed in the early 1970s, they were the tallest buildings in the world, with 1 World Trade Center being 1,368 feet (417 m) and 2 World Trade Center 1,362 feet (415 m). The lead architect for the project was Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986) and construction began in August 1968. The towers were destroyed in the September 11 attacks of 2001 in which almost 3000 people lost their lives.