World Trade Center were the tallest buildings in the world

The original World Trade Center was a complex of seven buildings including the iconic twin towers (which were tourist attractions ) in Lower Manhattan in New York City that was destroyed in the attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. The site is currently being rebuilt with six new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks. At the time of their completion, the first 1 World Trade Center and 2 World Trade Center were the tallest buildings in the world, surpassing the Empire State Building, which is also in Manhattan.