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| destruction_date = [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]] |
| destruction_date = [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]] |
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|location = Liberty Street, New York, NY 10048, United States |
|location = Liberty Street, New York, NY 10048, United States |
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|status = blown sky high by Muslims |
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Hath halt |
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|roof = {{convert|1362|ft|m|abbr=on}} |
|roof = {{convert|1362|ft|m|abbr=on}} |
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|floor_count = 110 |
|floor_count = 110 |
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Revision as of 16:56, 9 September 2015
| Two World Trade Center | |
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 Two World Trade Center on September 2, 2001 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | blown sky high by Muslims Hath halt |
| Location | Liberty Street, New York, NY 10048, United States |
| Construction started | January 1969 |
| Topped-out | July 19, 1971 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Opened | January 1972 |
| Destroyed | September 11, 2001 |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Management | Silverstein Properties |
| Height | |
| Roof | 1,362 ft (415 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 110 |
| Floor area | 4,300,000 sq ft (400,000 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 99 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates |
The South Tower (also known as Tower 2, Building Two or 2 WTC) was one of the original Twin Towers in the original World Trade Center in New York City, New York. The Tower was completed and opened in 1973 at a height of 415 meters (1,362 ft) to the roof, distinguishable from its twin, the North Tower by its outdoor observation deck and the absence of a television antenna. Both the South Tower, and the North Tower had mechanical floors, and the same type of walls. The new 2 World Trade Center (currently under construction), has the same flat roof, with no observation deck, and no mechanical floors.
The address of this building was 2 World Trade Center with the WTC complex having its own ZIP code of 10048. It was destroyed along with the North Tower (1 World Trade Center) in the September 11 attacks. The South Tower was the second tower to be struck, at 9:03 a.m., and the first tower to collapse, at 9:59 a.m. When the National September 11 Memorial & Museum opened, the southern pool marks the spot where the South Tower stood.
On the 107th floor of this building was a popular tourist attraction called Top of the World Trade Center Observatories. On the roof was an observation deck accessible to the public and a disused helipad at the center.
Note: Floor numbers in red are part of United Airlines Flight 175's impact area, with trapped floors above this zone marked in dark gray .