The original 2 World Trade Center (also known as the South Tower, Tower 2, Building Two, or 2 WTC) was one of the Twin Towers in the original
World Trade Center
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in
New York City
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. The Tower was completed and opened in 1973 at a height of 415 meters (1,363 ft) to the roof, distinguishable from its twin, the
North Tower (1 World Trade Center), 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. On the 107th floor of this building was a popular tourist attraction called "
Top of the World Trade Center Observatories
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," and on the roof was an
observation deck
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accessible to the public and a disused
helipad
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at the center. The address of this building was 2 World Trade Center with the WTC complex having its own
ZIP code of
10048.
The South Tower was destroyed along with the North Tower in the
September 11 attacks
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. At 9:03 a.m, seventeen minutes after its twin was hit, the South Tower was struck by
United Airlines Flight 175
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. Although it was the second of the two skyscrapers to be hit by a hijacked airliner, it was the first to
collapse
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, at 9:59 a.m., having stood for 56 minutes after the crash. Of the 2,977 victims killed in the attacks, around 600 were in the South Tower and on the ground.
The new
2 World Trade Center
2 World Trade Center (2 WTC; also known as 200 Greenwich Street) is a planned skyscraper as part of the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City. It will replace the original 2 World Trade Center, which was completed in 1972 and ...
, which is currently on hold, is planned to have a diagonally-pointed roof, with no observation deck, and no mechanical floors. At the
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
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, the southern pool marks the spot where the South Tower stood.
Tenants
Note: Floor numbers in red are part of United Airlines Flight 175
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's impact area during the September 11 attacks, with floors above this zone marked in dark gray .
NOTE:
Atlantic Bank of New York
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History
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had moved out in July 2001, but they were still paying for the rent as of September 2001.
References
External links
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