Facts about the World Trade Center:

— SIZE: Seven buildings, including the twin 110-floor towers. The others: a 47-story office building, two nine-story office buildings, and eight story U.S. Customs office and 22-story hotel.

— HEIGHT: The twin towers were each 1,350 feet tall.

— COST: Roughly $1.25 billion.

— RENTABLE SPACE: 12 million square feet of rentable office space; some 1,200 companies and organizations leased space.

— WORKERS: Roughly 50,000 people were employed in the twin towers.

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— TOURISTS: On average, 90,000 tourists and business visitors each day.

— HISTORY: Development of a downtown Manhattan World Trade Center was recommended in 1960; the complex was dedicated in 1973; final completion of twin towers in 1976.

— CHIEF ARCHITECT: Minoru Yamasaki.

Source: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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