https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/explainers/legacy-of-the-twin-towers-endures-25-years-after-collapse/news-story/bbc17232c620ee4569ac7aac5694a036KidsNewsen2026-09-13T14:00:00+10:00Twin Towers endure 25 years onthe iconic buildings,the city home,10 Australians.The horror,then distress,taller buildings,an attack,the centre,deep-seated memories,Almost 3000 people,Picture,the late 19th century,freedom, opportunity and wonder,The photo,Angela Weiss / AFP,hundreds,Woolworth,King Kong.In,Kong,height,Charly Triballeau / AFP HOW NEW YORK,319m,al-Qaeda* terrorists,the jewel,1,046ft,THE BIRTH,an extruded* drum,11 attacks,the most significant terror attacks,that day,The fourth,first responders,1,These images,the South Tower,the history,The Empire State Building,Manhattan,photography,the New York Times,Kong retreats,the most recognisable and iconic skylines,110m,417m,the Twin Towers,the top,the safety elevator,a roof,countless movies and television series,Only 20 years,the late Dolly Parton,four passenger jets,the World Trade Centre,the most significant terrorist attack,brave passengers,an astonishing 241m,the already iconic skyline.Minoru Yamasaki,the modern design,the city,a classical dome,honour,’S SKYSCRAPERS GREWThe,the Empire State Building,structures,’s building,527m,RED,three newspaper owners,the 1976 remake,progress,the 1870s,the bottom photo,television screens,the World Trade Center*,Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis,history of skyscrapers,Cass Gilbert,260 feet,1,368ft,Legacy,the hijackers,This elevator,capitalist* America,1931,the Twin Towers.Let,September 11, 2001,the Tribune Building,Manhattan skyline,One World Trade Center,the skyline,1,250ft,a model,25 years,the architect,the flat-topped behemoths,US President George W. 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