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World Trade Center Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association. World Trade Center may refer to: Buildings * List of World Trade Centers * World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a museum, and a memorial **One World Trade Center, the signature building of the rebuilt complex * World Trade Center (1973–2001), a building complex that was destroyed by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ** World Trade Center site, also known as "Ground Zero" * Taipei World Trade Center Other uses * ''World Trade Center'' (film), a 2006 film * World Trade Center station (IND Eighth Avenue Line), a New York City Subway terminal station, serving the * World Trade Center station (MBTA), a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station in Boston * World Trade Center station (PATH), a Port Authority Trans-Hudson station in New York City * WTC Cortlandt station (also known as "World Trade Center"), a New York City Subway station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Centers Association
The World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) was founded in 1970 by Port Authority executive Guy F. Tozzoli. WTCA is a not-for-profit, non-political association dedicated to the establishment and operation of World Trade Centers (WTCs) as instruments for international trade expansion. As of May 2020, the WTCA included 323 properties licensed in 90 countries and staffed by "15,000 WTC professionals". The WTCA is an unofficial Umbrella term, umbrella trade association that unites corporations and government agencies in international trade. Licensing fees In 2013, it was disclosed that the Association benefited substantially from its use of the "World Trade Center" name after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey transferred to the Association in 1986 its local rights to the name for a token fee of $10. By licensing the use of the name to its members, including World Trade Center-branded merchandise, the Association generated considerable revenues while absorbing the heavy co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Center Station (MBTA)
World Trade Center is an underground bus rapid transit station on the MBTA's Silver Line, located south of Congress Street on the South Boston Waterfront. The station is situated between the World Trade Center and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; it also serves Commonwealth Pier and nearby residential and commercial development. Like all Silver Line stations, World Trade Center station is accessible. History World Trade Center station was designed by G plus G Architects. Its mezzanine level is intended to resemble an underwater environment with a blue-lit wavy ceiling and sand-colored stone tiles with mica flecks. Lenticular art designed by Marybeth Mungovan and Jason Asselin is installed on the lobby level of the station. The station has entrances from two different street levels: ground-level Congress Street and the elevated World Trade Center Avenue. Because of the configuration of Massachusetts Turnpike exit ramps, inbound SL1 and SL3 buses stop at the statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade (other)
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World Trade may refer to: *International trade *International finance *World Trade Organization *World Trade (band), a progressive rock band *World Trade Center (other) World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association. World Trade Center may refer to: Buildings * List of World Trade Centers * World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Financial Center (other)
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World Financial Center may refer to: China * Chongqing World Financial Center * Shanghai World Financial Center * Tianjin World Financial Center United States * Brookfield Place (New York City), formerly the World Financial Center complex ** 200 Liberty Street, formerly One World Financial Center ** 225 Liberty Street, formerly Two World Financial Center ** 200 Vesey Street, formerly Three World Financial Center ** 250 Vesey Street, formerly Four World Financial Center See also *World Trade Center (other) World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association. World Trade Center may refer to: Buildings * List of World Trade Centers * World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners scheduled to travel from the Northeastern United States to California. The hijackers crashed the first two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the third plane into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States military) in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane was intended to hit a federal government building in Washington, D.C., but crashed in a field following a passenger revolt. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and instigated the war on terror. The first impact was that of American Airlines Flight 11. It was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later, at 9:03, the World Trade Center’s S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTC NYPD Breast Bar
The New York City Police Department presents medals to its members for meritorious service. The medals the NYPD awards are as follows (from highest precedence to lowest): Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (solid green bar speckled tiny gold stars) is awarded for: * Individual acts of extraordinary bravery intelligently performed in the line of duty at imminent and personal danger to life. Specifically, the Department Medal of Honor is awarded for acts of gallantry and valor performed with knowledge of the risk involved, above and beyond the call of duty. A second award is denoted by a gold leaf. It is the highest honor in the New York City Police Department. Police Combat Cross The Police Combat Cross (solid green bar) is awarded for: * Members who have successfully and intelligently performed an act of extraordinary heroism, while engaged in personal combat with an armed adversary under circumstances of imminent personal hazard to life. A second award is denoted by a gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei 101–World Trade Center Metro Station
Taipei 101–World Trade Center () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the and began revenue service on 24 November 2013 with the opening of the – route section. Station overview The station is situated under Xinyi Road, near Shifu Road. The two-level, underground station structure with one island platform and five exits. The northeast exit directly connects to the basement of Taipei 101. Originally, the station was to be named just "World Trade Center". However, since both Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center represent national landmarks, on 22 July 2011, the Department of Rapid Transit Systems announced that the station would be renamed to Taipei 101–World Trade Center. Construction The station is long and wide. Excavation depth is at . The station has a -long crossover section. It has five entrances, three elevators for the disabled and two vent shafts. Public Art The theme for this station is "Modern melody - creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTC Cortlandt Station
The WTC Cortlandt station (signed as World Trade Center on walls and historically known as Cortlandt Street and Cortlandt Street–World Trade Center) is a station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway in Lower Manhattan. The station is located under the intersection of Greenwich Street and Cortlandt Way within the World Trade Center. It is served by the 1 train at all times. The original Cortlandt Street station was built by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and opened in 1918 as part of the Dual Contracts. The station was renovated in the 1960s when the original World Trade Center was built. Around that time, the portion of Cortlandt Street above the station was demolished to make way for the World Trade Center. The Cortlandt Street station was destroyed on September 11, 2001. Although service on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line through the area was restored in 2002, the station's reconstruction was delayed until 2015 because the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Center Station (PATH)
World Trade Center is a terminal station on the PATH system, within the World Trade Center complex in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It is served by the Newark–World Trade Center line at all times, as well as by the Hoboken–World Trade Center line on weekdays, and is the eastern terminus of both. The World Trade Center station is near the site of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad's (H&M) Hudson Terminal, which opened in 1909. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bought the bankrupt H&M system in 1961, rebranded it as PATH, and redeveloped Hudson Terminal as part of the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center station opened on July 6, 1971, as a replacement for Hudson Terminal, which was closed and demolished as part of the construction of the World Trade Center. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, a temporary PATH station opened in 2003 while the World Trade Center complex was being rebuilt. Work on a permanent station building comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Center Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association. World Trade Center may refer to: Buildings * List of World Trade Centers * World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a museum, and a memorial **One World Trade Center, the signature building of the rebuilt complex * World Trade Center (1973–2001), a building complex that was destroyed by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ** World Trade Center site, also known as "Ground Zero" * Taipei World Trade Center Other uses * ''World Trade Center'' (film), a 2006 film * World Trade Center station (IND Eighth Avenue Line), a New York City Subway terminal station, serving the * World Trade Center station (MBTA), a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station in Boston * World Trade Center station (PATH), a Port Authority Trans-Hudson station in New York City * WTC Cortlandt station (also known as "World Trade Center"), a New York City Subway station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of World Trade Centers
A World Trade Center (also World Trade Centre or WTC) is a building or complex of buildings used for the promotion and expansion of trade and licensed to use the "World Trade Center" name by the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA). As of May 2020, the WTCA included 323 properties in 90 countries. Founded in 1968, serves as a non-political umbrella organization within which members network for the provision of trade services and to develop international trade relations. A World Trade Center brings services associated with global commerce together under one roof. List Gallery File:World Trade Center, New York City - aerial view (March 2001).jpg, The World Trade Center in New York before being attacked by terrorist group al-Qaeda in 2001 (see September 11 attacks) File:View to One World Trade Center.jpg, The One World Trade Center in New York City. Also known as the Freedom Tower. File:World trade center tokyo-2 cropped.jpg, World Trade Center (Tokyo) in Tokyo, Japan File:Wtc7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Center (film)
''World Trade Center'' is a 2006 American docudrama disaster film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Andrea Berloff, based on the experience of a few police officers during the September 11 attacks, in which they were trapped in the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center. It stars Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Dorff, and Michael Shannon. The film was shot between October 2005 and February 2006, and theatrically released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on August 9, 2006. It was met with generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $163 million worldwide. Plot On September 11, 2001, members of the Port Authority Police are dispatched to Downtown Manhattan in response to the North Tower of the World Trade Center having been hit by a plane. The officers learn en route that the South Tower also was hit by another plane. Sergeant John McLoughlin, veteran of the 1993 bombing, assembles a group of volunteers; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
