Owner

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Architect

Minoru Yamasaki & Associates / Emery Roth & Sons

Engineer

Leslie E. Robertson Associates

GC

Tishman Construction

Completion

1970

Program

Twin 110-stories, 1,368 & 1,362 ft; 13.4 million square feet

Building Type

Office

Tower 1 was once the tallest building in the world at 110-stories and 1,368 feet. It was preceded by the Empire State Building and surpassed by the Willis (Sears) Tower.

Both World Trade Center towers were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.