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Revision as of 22:49, 28 September 2004 by 66.108.27.93 (talk) (→2005)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)There are two buildings that have been named 7 World Trade Center, one of which has yet to be completed.
1984-2001
The first building, built 1984 - 1986 and opened in March 1987, collapsed on September 11, 2001 in the September 11th terrorist attacks. It had 47 floors and was 570 feet (174 meters) in height. The architect was Emery Roth & Sons. The building stood north of the main World Trade Center complex, across Vesey Street. Larry Silverstein financed the project.
The Central Intelligence Agency's New York office was in 7 World Trade Center - as were a host of unrelated businesses.
Destruction of 7 World Trade Center
The cause of the collapse of 7 World Trade Center is disputed. Undoubtedly, the building was critically damaged by the September 11th attacks, but many have questioned why it finally fell. A total of 42,000 gallons of Diesel fuel were stored in five tanks within the building, which could have caused the destruction.
Others have speculated that the building was intentionally torn down in some way. In the PBS documentary America Rebuilds, Larry Silverstein, the owner of WTC7, was interviewed. In the video he says there was a "pulling" at WTC 7, which some people interpret as meaning that it was intentionally demolished:
- "I remember getting a call from the, er, fire department commander, telling me that they were not sure they were gonna be able to contain the fire, and I said, 'We've had such terrible loss of life, maybe the smartest thing to do is pull it.' And they made that decision to pull and we watched the building collapse."
The FEMA report on the WTC collapse says:
- "The specifics of the fires in WTC 7 and how they caused the building to collapse remain unknown at this time. Although the total diesel fuel on the premises contained massive potential energy, the best hypothesis has only a low probability of occurrence. Further research, investigation, and analyses are needed to resolve this issue."
2005
The second building, a rebuilt replacement for the original, began construction in early 2002 and is to be complete by the end of 2005. The building will be 52 floors but with a narrower footprint at ground level than its predecessor as the course of Greenwich Street will be restored. The architect was David Childs of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. This building is not included in the World Trade Center master plan by Daniel Libeskind and thus does not share the new architectural design of the rest of the site. Today