World Trade Center

former skyscraper complex in Manhattan, New York (1968-2001)
Place building_complex Q11235
World Trade Center
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World Trade Center

Summary

World Trade Center is a building complex[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of building_complex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91,113 views/month, #1 of 402).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Trade Center is located in Manhattan[3].
  • World Trade Center is in the country of United States[4].
  • World Trade Center's instance of is recorded as building complex[5].
  • World Trade Center's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure[6].
  • World Trade Center's architect is recorded as Minoru Yamasaki[7].
  • World Trade Center's architect is recorded as Emery Roth & Sons[8].
  • World Trade Center is owned by Silverstein Properties[9].
  • World Trade Center is owned by Westfield Group[10].
  • World Trade Center was followed by World Trade Center site[11].
  • World Trade Center's structure replaced by is recorded as World Trade Center[12].
  • World Trade Center is made of stainless steel[13].
  • World Trade Center is made of concrete[14].
  • World Trade Center is made of marble[15].
  • World Trade Center's main building contractor is recorded as Tishman Realty & Construction[16].
  • World Trade Center took place at World Trade Center site[17].
  • World Trade Center's Commons category is recorded as World Trade Center (1970–2001)[18].
  • World Trade Center comprises World Trade Center twin towers[19].
  • World Trade Center comprises 7 World Trade Center[20].
  • World Trade Center comprises Marriott World Trade Center[21].
  • World Trade Center comprises 4 World Trade Center[22].
  • World Trade Center comprises 5 World Trade Center[23].
  • World Trade Center comprises Austin J. Tobin Plaza[24].
  • August 25, 1966 marks the founding of World Trade Center[25].
  • World Trade Center was dissolved in September 11, 2001[26].
  • World Trade Center's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.711388888889, 'longitude': -74.0125}[27].

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Geography

World Trade Center is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Manhattan[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include building complex[5] and destroyed building or structure[6].

History and Context

August 25, 1966 marks the founding of World Trade Center[25]. Owners include Silverstein Properties[9], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1957[30], headquartered in 7 it[31] and Westfield Group[10], a business[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1960[34], headquartered in Sydney[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for World Trade Center include One World Trade Center[36], a skyscraper[37], in United States[38], founded in 2014[39] and it[40], a film[41], directed by Oliver Stone[42].

Why It Matters

World Trade Center ranks in the top 0.25% of building_complex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91,113 views/month, #1 of 402).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for it include One World Trade Center[36], a skyscraper[37], in United States[38], founded in 2014[39] and it[40], a film[41], directed by Oliver Stone[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Putnik · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → pasaulio-prekybos-centras
    Famous birthdays id → attractions/world-trade-center
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: pasaulio-prekybos-centras"
  2. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → world-trade-center-new-york, world-trade-center-new-york-n-y
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: world-trade-center-new-york, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969165|world trade center new york (#289969165)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-matc"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Made from material → stainless steel, concrete, marble
    Inception → +1966-08-25T00:00:00Z
    Followed by → World Trade Center site
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16725, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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