the Twin Towers
/ðə ˌtwɪn ˈtaʊəz/
/ðə ˌtwɪn ˈtaʊərz/
- two very tall office buildings in Manhattan, New York City, built by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1972-3 and housing offices of the World Trade Centers Association. For a short time they were the tallest buildings in the world. Each was 1 368 feet/417 metres high and had 110 floors. A terrorist bomb exploded in the garage of the Twin Towers in 1993 killing six people and injuring more than a thousand. On September 11th 2001 the Twin Towers were both destroyed in another terrorist attack. Two planes crashed into the towers, and a short time later both towers collapsed. The area where the building used to be became known as Ground Zero and is now called the World Trade Center Site. It is the site of the National September 11 memorial and Museum.
双子塔：由纽约和新泽西的港口管理局于1972-3年在纽约市曼哈顿建造的两座非常高的办公楼，以及世界贸易中心协会的房屋办公室。在很短的时间内，它们是世界上最高的建筑物。每个高1368英尺/ 417米，高110层。1993年，一枚恐怖炸弹在双子塔的车库中爆炸，炸死6人，炸伤1000多人。2001年9月11日，双子塔在另一场恐怖袭击中被摧毁。两架飞机坠入塔楼，不久之后，两座塔楼都倒塌了。建筑物曾经被称为“零地面”的区域，现在称为世界贸易中心所在地。这是9月11日国家纪念馆和博物馆的所在地。