When they were first constructed, many looked at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and saw them as nothing more than two ugly boxes in the New York Skyline. But what Minoru Yamasaki had created was nothing short of an engineering marvel and for nearly 30 years, they dominated the skyline of the big apple. They were a work of art.
But within the 16-acre complex that once was world trade center, there was more than just the twins to behold. At the base of the complex, lay 7 works of art. Each with their own unique look, meaning and story to tell. Some were inspired by the very city they were within…others were reminders of past events. These works of art were seen by many in their time. Some are now a slowly forgotten memory while others have taken on a life greater than what the artist behind them envisioned.
Looking at the other side of the complex, this is the story of the 7 lost works of art, of the World Trade Center.
Table of Contents:
0:00 – Intro
4:19 – Bent Propeller
7:00 – The Sphere
11:08 – Cloud Fortress
13:22 – Ideogram
16:00 – WTC Tapestry
18:29 – SkyGate, New York
20:41 – Memorial Fountain
24:12 – Epilogue
27:35 – End Credits
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MUSIC:
Scott Buckley – Undertow
Scott Buckley – Chasing Daylight
Scott Buckley – Resolutions
Scott Buckley – Snowfall
Scott Buckley – Extrapolation
Scott Buckley – Adrift Among Infinite Stars
Disconscious – Enter Through the Lobby
Video Credits:
PREE-911 WTC
Archive.org
Pexels
CBS The Early Show
KRIS 6 News
Aluminum Oxide
NationSquid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jZVV-9dtMA&ab_channel=NationSquid
Youtube Pedant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT4lDU-QLUY&ab_channel=YoutubePedant
David McGee – Blue Star Line: https://youtu.be/pq1rCqovm68
Image Credits:
Daniel Steelman (Public Domain)
Wikimedia
Daniel Molybdenum (Flickr)
skyscraper city (WTC Thread)
overthenet
In Memoriam Sept 11 Facebook
Robert Segal
David Barrie
Elyn Zimmerman
Lars Plougmann
US National Archives (Public Domain)
Aah-Yeah (Flickr)
Library of Congress (Balthazar Korab collection)
LA Times
National September 11th Memorial Museum
Nippon
Joset Rosati
Gilles Chapelain
Walter Bassi
_sarchi (Flickr)
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