Die Twin Towers
A view of the twin towers from the Hudson River (date unknown). The identical skyscrapers were the most well-known buildings of the World Trade Center complex.
On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists crashed two hijacked passenger planes into the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3,000 people. The twin towers were destroyed and eventually collapsed. The remaining buildings in the trade center were also leveled -- or so badly damaged that they too were eventually torn down.
The inferno on Sept. 11, 2001: A massive cloud of dust and ash fills the sky over the Hudson River.
Debris and ash: A man stands in the ruins of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terror attacks.
Two spotlights cast parallel beams of light into the New York sky on Sept. 11, 2010. The memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, was dubbed, "Tribute in Light."
