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The World Trade Center anchors New York’s hottest “new” neighborhood.   World-class shopping, dining, hotels, attractions & recreational options combine with unmatched accessibility to create the City’s #1 destination.

A limitless collection of NYC’s top restaurateurs & dining options cater to every taste in Downtown Manhattan — from casual cafés to elegant white-table cloth experiences for the most exclusive entertaining.

Over 1.5 million square feet in new retail is swelling the number of shopping options in and around the World Trade Center in the new Downtown. Great product and service opportunities abound, from high-end boutiques and specialty stores, to shopping malls filled with leading global brands.

The number of world-class hotels Downtown has literally tripled in the last decade to keep pace with the area’s business & tourism growth. New hotels include the Four Seasons, W, Andaz Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, and Hilton-Conrad.

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The area has long been a favorite destination to visit some of NYC’s most famous attractions, including the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island… Wall Street … and the adjacent South Street Seaport. And coming in 2015: the spectacular “One World Observatory” soaring 1,250 ft. above street level at One WTC.

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In a city known the world over for its legendary skyscrapers — the World Trade Center has attracted some of the greatest architects of the age to build stunning new icons for the 21st century: Calatrava, Childs, Libeskind, Maki & more!

A rich trove of public artwork abounds in Downtown Manhattan and the new World Trade Center — adding interest and visual variety to the overall environmental design of this thriving community, both above ground & below.

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Home to over 88 acres of green space — including the WTC’s Memorial Plaza, Battery Park esplanade, and an array of nearby recreational attractions — offering visitors, tenants and residents an inviting outdoor respite.

Outdoor concerts, exhibitions, tours, workshops and more fill NYC's Lower Manhattan new Downtown with year-round excitement. There’s always something remarkable to do or see in this dynamic and buzzing neighborhood.

The new Downtown is also NYC’s hippest & most prosperous residential neighborhood — with more than 61,000 families choosing to live, work and play here. They’ve discovered that everything that makes this vibrant area such a great place to visit and do business in… are also the perfect qualities of a place to call home.

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The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo José Vergara

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On September 27, 2021, MacArthur Fellows Ben Katchor, a cartoonist and keen observer of New York City, and Camilo José Vergara, photographer and sociologist, offered their personal experiences and insights on one of the most discussed urban districts in the United States. The program was moderated by Elihu Rubin, associate professor of architecture, urbanism, and American studies at Yale.

This program was supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

September 4, 2021–March 6, 2022

This exhibition is dedicated to those who perished, those who responded, and those who are rebuilding after september 11, 2001..

Few urban districts in modern history have been more discussed than Lower Manhattan, and the World Trade Center (WTC) has held a prominent place in accounts of the area since it was completed in 1973. Radio Row, a viable neighborhood, had to make way for the Twin Towers, which were widely criticized on both aesthetic and political grounds; many regarded them as soulless behemoths and arrogant symbols of American imperialism. But their destruction brought a kind of horror not previously seen in the United States, and triggered years of wars and political instability in distant countries.

I closely followed the construction of the towers, watching heavy trucks bring in steel or haul away dirt amid the noise of jackhammers and clanging metal. As they rose to become the tallest buildings in the world, I regarded them as a wild expression of mistaken priorities in a troubled time. More than half a million Americans were fighting in Vietnam, and many parts of New York were crumbling, segregated, poor, and violent. This reality shaped my early encounters with the towers, and I tried to convey my feelings by photographing them with homeless people in the foreground, or in harsh sunlight that turned the buildings into gleaming blades. It seemed impossible that I would outlive them.

View east across the Hudson River from Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey; July 4, 1978.

Eventually, my early resentment faded, and I grew to see them as great human creations—such simple shapes that could reflect passing clouds in summer and turn into shafts of amber on late afternoons in winter. As I traveled farther away to photograph the towers from distant boroughs, they seemed to lose their solidity and become mysterious, fantastic, and alluring. I liked seeing them in the background of my photos as they rose above houses, waterways, vegetation, junkyards, expressways, and elevated trains.

For nearly two decades the Twin Towers dominated Lower Manhattan. Then, in the 1980s and ’90s, Battery Park City, erected on landfill extracted from the WTC site, came between them and the waterfront. Gradually, the entire southern end of the island became bounded by a massive assemblage of shiny new buildings.

On September 11, 2001, the WTC area went from being a place symbolizing pride and power to one of smoking rubble and death. There has been much rebuilding and renewal since then, including several landmarks designed by star architects built to the north, east, and south of the land once occupied by the towers. I’ve photographed the rise of new skyscrapers built around the memorial pools honoring those who died. The tallest, darkest, and most fortified tower, One World Trade Center, stands disconnected from the memorial, the museum and the rest of the complex. Now, many fear that a remote workforce engendered by the pandemic will continue to haunt this largely empty district. And so yet another chapter in the history of the area begins.

On 125th Street in Harlem, the sight of a T-shirt depicting the skyline before 9/11 stopped me cold. It was labeled “ Old New York .”

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Photograph at top of page: View west from the Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn, New York; November 1979. © Camilo José Vergara.

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View west from St. Paul's Chapel with the Twin Towers under construction, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; 1970.

View west from St. Paul's Chapel with the Twin Towers under construction, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; 1970.

View west from St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; 2001.

View west from St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; 2001.

View west from St. Paul's Chapel with One World Trade Center under construction, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; 2011.

View west from St. Paul's Chapel with One World Trade Center under construction, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; 2011.

View west from St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; April 10, 2021.

View west from St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Street, New York, New York; April 10, 2021.

View west from the Brooklyn Bridge with Charlie, Brooklyn, New York; 1983.

View west from the Brooklyn Bridge with Charlie, Brooklyn, New York; 1983.

View east from downtown Newark, New Jersey (in the foreground from left to right: the Lefcourt Newark and National Newark Buildings); 1992.

View east from downtown Newark, New Jersey (in the foreground from left to right: the Lefcourt Newark and National Newark Buildings); 1992.

View west from the Brooklyn Bridge capturing the annual September 11 “Tribute in Light,” a commemorative art installation that recreates the shapes of the towers, Brooklyn, New York; 2017.

View west from the Brooklyn Bridge capturing the annual September 11 “Tribute in Light,” a commemorative art installation that recreates the shapes of the towers, Brooklyn, New York; 2017.

View west to Jersey City from Battery Park City, New York, New York; September 11, 2011.

View west to Jersey City from Battery Park City, New York, New York; September 11, 2011.

View north across New York Harbor to Lower Manhattan from The Staten Island Ferry; 2021.

View north across New York Harbor to Lower Manhattan from The Staten Island Ferry; 2021.

Visitors outside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, New York, New York; 2021.

Visitors outside the 9/11 Memorial Museum, New York, New York; 2021.

ABOUT CAMILO JOSÉ VERGARA

Camilo José Vergara is one of the nation’s foremost urban documentarians. He was honored with a National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2012 and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2002. Born in Santiago, Chile, Vergara’s photography has been informed by both his outsider’s eye and his training in sociology at the University of Notre Dame and Columbia University.

His photographs—acquired by the Library of Congress , the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the New Museum of Contemporary Art, among other institutions—have been the subject of numerous exhibitions, books, essays, and lectures.

The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo José Vergara is presented as part of a continuing collaboration featuring his images of the World Trade Center. The 20-year partnership with the National Building Museum began in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with the exhibition Twin Towers Remembered  and the co-publication of an accompanying catalogue with Princeton Architectural Press.

Driven to document America’s inner cities, Vergara began recording New York City’s urban landscape in 1970, the year he settled there. Since 1977, he has systematically photographed some of America’s most impoverished neighborhoods—repeatedly returning to locations in New York, Newark, Camden, Detroit, Gary, Chicago, and Los Angeles. His most recent work captures the effects of the Coronavirus in poor, segregated communities across the New York metropolitan area. See his three-part 2020 online Museum exhibition  here .

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Technological Festival at WTC Moscow - WTC Moscow Congress center hosted the technological festival of the Abilimpix movement from October 27 to 31, in parallel with the National Championship of Professional Mastery among disabled people and persons with disabilities of the Russian «Country of Opportunities» pr... more

Travel industry forum at WTC Moscow - The prospects for the hotel sector were discussed at WTC Moscow. On October 21, in the Valdai and Seliger halls of WTC Moscow Congress Center, a forum for travel industry professionals - BE-Forum 2022 was held with the support of World Trade Center Moscow. The event was... more

REAL ESTATE CONGRESS AT WTC MOSCOW - With the support of the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Moscow International Real Estate Congress, the largest business event in the B2B real estate sector, was held at WTC Moscow Congress Center. The Moscow Guild of Realtors acted as co-organizer of the event. ... more

ECOM RETAIL WEEK AT WTC MOSCOW - World Trade Center Moscow Congress Center hosted a two-day International E-commerce and Retail Forum Ecom Retail Week - an expert platform on trends and growth drivers, leadership strategies, best practices and new  technologies in e-commerce. The main topic of the Foru... more

WTC MOSCOW AT MOSCOW TRAVEL START - On September, 23 - 27, a series of events for students and young professionals Moscow Travel Start took place in the capital with the support of the Moscow City Tourism Committee as part of the Moscow Tourism Week Moscow Travel Start brought together prominent represent... more

WTC Moscow hosts International ForLife Forum - On September 20-22, WTC Moscow hosts the V Anniversary International Forum of Oncology and Radiotherapy ForLife which has no analogue in scale and significance in Russia. WTC Moscow has brought together leaders of the oncology industry from all over the world, specialis... more

WTC Moscow strategy session for MICE industry - On August 23, WTC Мoscow Summer Veranda, located on the spacious open balcony of the privileged Plaza Garden Moscow WTC Hotel Club Building , hosted the largest communication and strategy session for representatives of MICE industry.  The organizers of the event are ... more

Plaza Garden Moscow WTC Hotel: visit with gift - On August 18, 2022, General Manager of Plaza Garden Moscow WTC Hotel Elena Borisova took part in a charity event at the Embassy of Indonesia.    The event, timed to coincide with the celebration of the 77th anniversary of Indonesia's independence, was organized under... more

WTC MOSCOW HOTELS' SOUND NEW - WTC MOSCOW HOTELS’ SOUND NEW On August 15, 2022, the largest five-star business hotel of the Moscow capital, Plaza Garden Moscow WTC (ex. Crowne Plaza Moscow WTC) and the Satelinn Moscow Khovrino hotel (ex. Holiday Inn Express Moscow - Khovrino) located in a green park ... more

International Children’s day at WTC Moscow - On the first summer day, in the Atrium of Crowne Plaza Moscow WTC hotel there is a revival from the very morning, an unusually large number of colorful balloons, and a burst of children's laughter is heard throughout the complex. On the 1st of June, children are the mai... more

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Ticket Tells Story of Last Visitors to Original WTC Observatory

Evan Kuz poses for a photo at the South Tower observation deck on September 10, 2001.

One World Observatory has welcomed thousands of visitors since opening to the public last Friday, but many still remember visiting the original World Trade Center’s observation deck. One artifact in the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s collection tells the story of two people who were among the last visitors to see the view from the Top of the World.  

In September 2001, Winnipeg native Evan Kuz visited New York City. During his visit on September 10, while on the last boat back to Manhattan from Ellis Island, Kuz met a young woman named Kamilla from Eastern Europe. The two out-of-towners hit it off and decided to visit the WTC’s observation deck together. The two arrived late in the afternoon and stayed until shortly before closing. Due to the stormy weather, they agreed to return to the observation deck the following morning, September 11 at 8:45 a.m., in hopes the skies would be clear.

Evan Kuz's September 10, 2001 Observation Ticket

The next morning, Kuz went for a run before the planned reunion and was subsequently running late. Upon returning, he learned of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and frantically tried calling the cell phone number Kamilla had written on his observation deck ticket from the night before, but could not get through. Kuz assumed she was at the World Trade Center.

He finally reached Kamilla on September 12 and discovered that she too had been running late that morning and never made it downtown. The two met the following day in Times Square and that was the last time they saw each other.

In 2009, Kuz met with Museum curators and recounted his story. He also donated his September 10, 2001 observation deck ticket stub. “This is a piece of history,” he recalled. “I think it belongs in other people’s hands other than mine.”

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The lens: capturing life and events at the 9/11 memorial and museum.

More than 200 probationary FDNY firefighters visit 9/11 Memorial plaza. They are seen gathered around a reflecting pool underneath the Memorial’s swamp white oaks.

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

9/11 Memorial and Museum Named Among World's Best Landmarks

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The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is among the world's top landmarks, according to TripAdvisor's 2015 Travelers' Choice Awards. TripAdvisor revealed the winners for both the United States and the world on Tuesday, June 2.

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The World Trade Center is home to the Oculus, One World Trade Center, 3 World Trade Center, 4 World Trade Center, 7 World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, One World Observatory, Liberty Park, Saint Nicholas National Shrine, Perelman Performing Arts Center, 2 World Trade Center, and 5 World Trade Center. All campus stakeholders, tenants, and business partners work together to honor the campus' history and preserve its status as an international landmark.

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    The official source for the World Trade Center and Downtown Manhattan. Learn about the 5 iconic office towers, Memorial and Museum, transportation hub and abundance of shopping and dining.

  5. Things To Do Downtown || World Trade Center

    The area has long been a favorite destination to visit some of NYC's most famous attractions, including the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island…. Wall Street … and the adjacent South Street Seaport. And coming in 2015: the spectacular "One World Observatory" soaring 1,250 ft. above street level at One WTC.

  6. Federation Tower

    The Federation Tower (Russian: Башня Федерация, romanized: Bashnya Federatsiya) is a complex of two skyscrapers built on the 13th lot of the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia.The two skyscrapers are named Tower East or Vostok (Russian: Восток; literally means "East") and Tower West or Zapad (Russian: Запад; literally means "West").

  7. The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo José Vergara

    Host Events. The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo José Vergara. PROGRAMMING. On September 27, 2021, MacArthur Fellows Ben Katchor, a cartoonist and keen observer of New York City, and Camilo José Vergara, photographer and sociologist, offered their personal experiences and insights on one of the most discussed urban ...

  8. 2 World Trade Center

    The two original towers, 1 World Trade Center (left) and 2 World Trade Center (right) in the 1970s. When completed in 1973, 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower) became the second tallest building in the World - behind its twin, 1 World Trade Center.The South Tower's rooftop observation deck was 1,362 ft (415 m) high and its indoor observation deck was 1,310 ft (400 m) high.

  9. World Trade Centers Association

    WTC Moscow provides the business community with professional assistance by bringing together trading partners from all over the world, and sharing best practices and strong expertise in facilitating and promoting international trade. 100%. Of our business partners are active international market players. 97%.

  10. Plan Your Visit

    Plan your visit and discover the best ways to travel to the World Trade Center. Learn more about hours, accessibility, and security. Logo of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

  11. IQ-quarter

    The IQ-quarter (Russian: IQ-квартал) is a mixed-use complex composed of two skyscrapers and a high-rise located on plot 11 in the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) in Moscow, Russia with a total area of 201,430 m 2 (2,168,174 sq ft). The skyscrapers are named Towers 1 and 2, with the latter being the tallest, and the high-rise just known as the IQ-quarter hotel or Tower 3.

  12. Ticket Tells Story of Last Visitors to Original WTC Observatory

    The two out-of-towners hit it off and decided to visit the WTC's observation deck together. The two arrived late in the afternoon and stayed until shortly before closing. Due to the stormy weather, they agreed to return to the observation deck the following morning, September 11 at 8:45 a.m., in hopes the skies would be clear.

  13. THE 10 BEST Moscow Observation Decks & Towers (Updated 2024)

    THE 10 BEST Moscow Observation Decks & Towers. 1. PANORAMA360. Its very helpful for orientation, but mainly for just appreciating the height of the building, and the scale of the... 2. Ostankino TV Tower. The height of the tower is impressive - once was Europe's tallest structure.

  14. Attractions

    The World Trade Center campus and Lower Manhattan are home to some of New York City's favorite destinations, including One World Observatory and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. Top Attractions 9/11 Memorial & Museum

  15. City of Capitals

    The City of Capitals (Russian: Город Столиц, tr. Gorod Stolits) is a mixed-use complex composed of two skyscrapers and an office building located on plot 9 in the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia with a total area of 288,680 square metres (3,107,300 sq ft). The two skyscrapers are named after the two historical capitals of Russia: Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

  16. Things to Do at the World Trade Center

    One World Observatory. Learn More. Visit the World Trade Center, learn about its history, view the world-class architecture, and enjoy over 80 shopping and dining retailers.

  17. Mercury City Tower

    Mercury City Tower. Mercury City Tower (Russian: Меркурий Сити Тауэр, tr. Merkuriy Siti Tauer) is a supertall skyscraper located on plot 14 in the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC), in Moscow, Russia.Occupying a total area of 173,960 square metres (1,872,500 sq ft), the mixed-use building houses offices, apartments, a fitness center, and retail stores.

  18. Details about Moscow City

    The Moscow-City website - www.Moscow-City-Towers.ru - is a website with detailed information about Moscow-City, received from the Moscow-City management company, as well as users of premises in the buildings of the business district, through official channels, through the media and other open sources.

  19. About Us

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns and operates the World Trade Center campus. Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency's network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport ...

  20. Ostankino Tower

    Ostankino Tower (Russian: Оста́нкинская телеба́шня, romanized: Ostankinskaya telebashnya) is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by the Moscow branch of unitary enterprise Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network.Standing 540.1 metres (1,772 ft), it was designed by Nikolai Nikitin.As of 2022, it is the tallest free-standing structure in Europe and 12th ...

  21. Russia Tower

    Russia Tower. /  55.75139°N 37.53444°E  / 55.75139; 37.53444. The Russia Tower ( Russian: Башня Россия; Bashnya Rossiya) was a skyscraper project [2] planned for the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia. It was started but eventually was cancelled due to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It was replaced ...

  22. Eurasia (skyscraper)

    Eurasia (Russian: Евразия, tr. Yevraziya), also known as Steel Peak (Russian: Стальная Вершина, tr. Stalnaya Vershina), is a 308.9 m (1,013 ft) supertall skyscraper located on plot 12 of the MIBC in Moscow, Russia.The mixed-use skyscraper occupies a total area of 207,542 square metres (2,233,960 sq ft), and houses offices, apartments, a hotel, and a fitness center.