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Architecture

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Twin towers (architecture) Twin towers have been an architectural motif in human civilization for millennia. Early examples include the use of twin gate towers in urban and palatial architecture in Chinese cities from the Warring States period, when they were viewed as "s ...


Buildings


North America

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World Trade Center (1973–2001) The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a large complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. At the time o ...
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Twin Towers Correctional Facility The Twin Towers Correctional Facility, also referred to in the media as Twin Towers Jail, is a complex in Los Angeles, California. The facility is located at 450 Bauchet Street, in Los Angeles, California and is operated by the Los Angeles Cou ...
, Los Angeles, California


Europe

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Deutsche Bank Twin Towers The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, also known as Deutsche Bank Headquarters (German: ''Zwillingstürme der Deutschen Bank'' or ''Hauptverwaltung Deutsche Bank AG''), is a twin tower skyscraper complex in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Ge ...
, Frankfurt, Germany * Twin Towers, Wembley, part of the original Wembley Stadium, London *
Tours Société Générale Société Générale Twin Towers are two office skyscrapers located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in Nanterre, France, west of Paris. Their exterior designs are identical. The towers were built and opened in 1995 to become ...
( en, Société Générale Twin Towers), Paris, France


Asia

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Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers or KLCC Twin Towers, (Malay: ''Menara Berkembar Petronas'') are 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at . From 1998 to 2003, they were officially design ...
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Taipei Twin Towers The Taipei Twin Towers () is a supertall skyscraper development in Taipei, Taiwan. Scheduled to be completed in 2027, it includes two skyscrapers, the taller of which is with 74 floors and the shorter of which is with 55 floors. It is located n ...
, Taipei, Taiwan * Panhsin Twin Towers, New Taipei, Taiwan * Kaohsiung Twin Towers, Kaohsiung, Taiwan * Salcedo Park Twin Towers, Makati, Philippines *
Guangzhou Twin Towers Guangzhou Twin Towers () are two skyscrapers in Guangzhou, Guangdong. They are the two tallest skyscrapers in the city. The West Tower, Guangzhou International Finance Center, was designed by Wilkinson Eyre and the East Tower, Guangzhou Chow ...
, Guangzhou, China * Shimao Cross-Strait Plaza, Xiamen, China. Nicknamed "Xiamen Twin Towers" * Al Kazim Twin Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates *
Twin Towers (Ramat Gan) The Twin Towers are two identical office towers on Jabotinsky Road in the Diamond Exchange District area in the city of Ramat Gan, Israel. They have 14 floors each and were built between 1991 and 1994. Before their construction, the Asis candy f ...
, two identical office buildings in Ramat Gan, Israel


Previously proposed buildings

* Broadway Corridor Twin Towers, a 2017 skyscraper plan for Portland, Oregon *
Old Chicago Main Post Office Twin Towers The Old Chicago Main Post Office Twin Towers was a proposed mixed use supertall skyscraper planned as part of the canceled Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment project in the Chicago Loop community area. The 120-story twin towers were pl ...
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Twin Towers 2 The Twin Towers II (also known as Twin Towers 2, New Twin Towers, Trump Twin Towers, World Trade Center Phoenix and Michael W. Diamond Twin Towers) was a proposed twin-towered skyscraper complex which would have been located at the World Tra ...
, a 2004 skyscraper plan for New York City


Architectural designs

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Twin Tower Twin Tower () is a 1970s Hong Kong public housing residential block design. In plan, the blocks look like two hollow squares joined at one corner of each square. Each block comprises two "towers" of different heights, although their shapes are ...
, a 1970s Hong Kong architectural design


Film

* '' 9/11: The Twin Towers'', a 2006 television special documentary film * ''Twin Towers'' (film), a 2002 Oscar-winning documentary


Sports

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Twin Towers (Houston Rockets) The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
, front court consisting of Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon *
Twin Towers (San Antonio Spurs) In NBA basketball, the term Twin Towers refers to the duo of David Robinson and Tim Duncan. The 7'1" Robinson and the 6'11" Duncan played on the frontcourt of the San Antonio Spurs from 1997 through 2003. Both players were selected first overall ...
, front court consisting of Tim Duncan and David Robinson *
Twin Towers (professional wrestling) The Twin Towers were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1988 to 1990, consisting of Akeem and the Big Boss Man. They are best known for a main event feud with the Mega Powers. Origin The Towers had ...
, a former professional wrestling tag team consisting of Akeem and the Big Boss Man * The Twin Towers, another former professional wrestling tag team consisting of
Lex Luger Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player. In 2011 he began working with WWE on its wellness policy. He is best known for ...
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Barry Windham Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler. The son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan, he is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ...


See also

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The Two Towers (disambiguation) ''The Two Towers'' is the second part of ''The Lord of the Rings'' by J. R. R. Tolkien. The Two Towers may also refer to: * ''The Two Towers'' (MUD), a multi-user role-playing game established in 1994 *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'', a ...
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List of tallest twin buildings and structures in the world The term twin towers in architecture refers to two tall structures with nearly identical characteristics and similar height, usually constructed close to each other and part of a single complex. The charts below lists most twin and other multi-col ...
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