twin towers

Related to twin towers: World Trade Center

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twin towers - twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001

World Trade Center, WTC

act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

Greater New York, New York, New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center

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From this central block rose the twin towers, ancient, crenelated, and pierced with many loopholes.

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The musical extravaganza took place at The Plaza, nestled under the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, the headquarters of Malaysia's fully integrated oil and gas multinational ranked among the largest corporations on FORTUNE Global 500.

Dr M attends Petronas' 45th anniversary celebratory concert

'So far, we have not set a timetable for the construction of the Thai Boon Roong twin towers as yet.

Thai Boon Roong tower's timetable yet to be decided

figure By GEORGE ODIWUOR The Homa Bay County government's ability to combat disaster was on Wednesday put to test after fire broke out next to a hotel owned by a top government official.The fire, whose cause was not immediately established, consumed unknown number of stalls next to Homa Bay Town's Twin Towers Hotel.

Traders count losses after fire razes shops in Homa Bay

Sixteen years have passed since the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York and Washington, which killed nearly 3,000 people, the BNT recalls.

16 Years from the Attacks on the Twin Towers in New York

Lahore's development is being added up with a new insertion-a high rise being called twin towers having 28 storeys.

Lahore to have twin towers

I THOUGHT Wallmart's Twin Towers of Coca-Cola was an ill-thought out insult to 9/11 victims.

I THOUGHT Wallmart's Twin Towers [...]

The construction of luxury residential twin towers which will be part of the new Ayia Napa marina will start in late September, Mayor Yiannis Karousos announced on Tuesday.

Work on luxury residential towers at new Napa marina to begin in September

William and Kate began the last day of their American tour at the Manhattan site of the former World Trade Centre (WTC) twin towers. Nearly 3,000 people, including 67 Britons, were killed when Islamist extremists hijacked passenger jets and flew them into the WTC's twin towers and the Pentagon in Washington DC in 2001.

Royals in 9/11 tribute; USA VISIT

Ten years after the destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, the 9/11 Memorial opened with an exclusive tour for the victims' families.

Aestheticizing absence: representations of the Twin Towers' Shadow in 9/11 literature and film

AN Anglesey woman and her friend have been branded "idiots" after they won a Halloween fancy dress competition dressed as the burning Twin Towers.

Club sorry over 'Twin Towers' Halloween costume winners; N.WALES STUDENT ONE OF GIRLS BRANDED 'IDIOTS' FOR OUTFITS BASED ON 9/11 HORROR

Midciti is a 76.1 per cent indirect subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) and is the owner of the 88-storey PETRONAS Twin Towers. Rental payments from PETRONAS as the head lessee of the PETRONAS Twin Towers under a triple net lease agreement between the national oil company and Midciti will constitute the principal and profit payments under the programme.