A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.

World Trade Center (1973–2001)

Development in Manhattan, New York

The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built primarily between 1966 and 1975, it was dedicated on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed during the September 11 attacks in 2001. At the time…