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Philippe Petit walks a tightrope inside the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine to mark the 50th anniversary of his World Trade Center Twin Towers high-wire walk, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 ...
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS -- French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is gearing up for the 50th anniversary of his historic walk between the World Trade Center towers. It is still considered the artistic ...
Shortly after 7 a.m. on Aug. 7, 1974, French performance artist Philippe Petit stepped out from the roof of the World Trade Center’s South Tower and onto a one-inch thick cable, stretching 140 ...
David Childs dies at 83; architect oversaw One World Trade Center that rose on Twin Towers site after 9/11 He also was involved in such notable projects as a new master plan for the National Mall ...
David Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers collapsed in New York City during the 9/11 attacks, has died. He was 83.
Philippe Petit walks a tightrope inside the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine to mark the 50th anniversary of his World Trade Center Twin Towers high-wire walk, on Wednesday in New York ...