South Memorial Pool/Former 2 World Trade Center Footprint (New York City, New York)

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The South Memorial Pool, part of the National September 11th Memorial, is located on the exact footprint of the former 2 World Trade Center.

2 World Trade Center
This was the site of 2 World Trade Center, a 110 floor tower that was part of the World Trade Center complex in downtown Manhattan, New York City. Ground-breaking began in August 1966. The tower was completed in 1973, and tenants first moved into the tower in January 1972, which was a height of 415 m (1362 feet). It became home to many tenants, belonging to banking, securities, and financial companies. World Trade Center 2 was also popular with tourists, since there was an observation deck on the roof of the building.

It was destroyed along with its twin, One World Trade Center, in the 9/11 attacks. It was the second tower to be struck when United Airlines Flight 175 was crashed into the south facade of the tower at 9:03 AM striking at an off-angle between the 77th and 85th floors. It was the first tower to collapse, collapsing at 9:59 AM.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center
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Coordinates:   40°42'39"N   74°0'47"W
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