The Twin Towers By Karissa Lynn Montag

The Twin Towers

• The guy that designed the twin towers built them in the early 1960s by Minoru Yamasaki. The North tower got finished in December of 1972. The South tower got finished in July of 1973. The cost for the twin towers was $400 million ($2,300,000,000 in 2012 dollars).They were located In the middle of New York. This is how big it was, 13.4 million square feet (1.24 million m2) of office space.The Windows on the World restaurant was located on the 106th and 107th floors of 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower) while the Top of the World observation deck was located on the 107th floor of 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower).

A Biography

• Yamasaki was born in Seattle, Washington, a second-generation Japanese American, son of John Tsunejiro Yamasaki and Hana Yamasaki.[3] He grew up in Auburn, Washington and attended Auburn Senior High School.[4] He enrolled in the University of Washington program in architecture in 1929, and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) in 1934.[5] During his college years, he was strongly encouraged by faculty member Lionel Pries. He earned money to pay for his tuition by working at an Alaskan salmon cannery.[6]

After moving to New York City in the 1930s, he enrolled at New York University for a master's degree in architecture and got a job with the architecture firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, designers of the Empire State Building. In 1945, Yamasaki moved to Detroit, where he was hired by Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls.[7] The firm helped Yamasaki avoid internment as a Japanese-American during World War II, and he himself sheltered his parents in New York City.[8] Yamasaki left the firm in 1949, and started his own partnership.[7] One of the first projects he designed at his own firm was Ruhl's Bakery at 7 Mile Rd. and Monica St.[9] In 1964 Yamasaki received a D.F.A. from Bates College.Yamasaki was first married in 1941 and had two other wives before marrying his first wife again in 1969. He died of stomach cancer in 1986.[10] His firm, Yamasaki & Associates, closed on December 31, 2009.[11

The Man who saw it Coming

Rick had a feeling for a long time that the twin towers were going to get destroyed. He had sent of drills just in case that would happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9jUEp_l7cE&feature=player_detailpage

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The Attack

• September 11 2001, was the most sorrowful day in all Americans history. The Twin Towers in New York were attacked by the leader of Osama Bin laden.

• Almost 3,000 were killed in the twin towers attack.

Websites I used!

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9jUEp_l7cE&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/wtc1.html

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More Websites!

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Why I Chose this Topic

• I chose the Twin towers not only because it is an important part of America’s history, but because it is interesting to learn more about!

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• The pretty waterfall is the memorial of the twin towers. It is in memory of those who gave their lives to save people. It is surrounded by trees. It is also an important part of our history.

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