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World Trade Center: North Tower
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One of the world's largest gold depositories was stored underneath the World Trade Center, owned by a group of commercial banks. The 1993 bomb detonated close to the vault, but it withstood the explosion, as did the towers. Seven weeks after the September 11th attacks, $230 million in precious metals were removed from basement vaults of 4 WTC, which included 3,800 100-Troy-ounce registered gold bars and 30,000 1,000-ounce silver bars.[26]
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Those numbers would pale in comparison to the carnage in New York, where two more hijacked planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The buildings collapsed, with thousands feared lost.
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The announcement comes as some officials aim to redefine a role at the site for Silverstein, who leased the trade center towers six weeks before they collapsed. Gov. George E. Pataki on Wednesday committed $1.67 billion in tax-exempt bonds to help Silverstein build the two towers on schedule, but gave the developer three months to resolve issues with the site's owner that could involve returning control of other parts of the site.
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Officer David Lim poses with "Sirius" at the Top of the World (107th floor of the WTC) in this pre-9/11 photo. Sirius was killed on Sep. 11, 2001 when the towers collapsed. [more]
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The North Tower (1 WTC) had a restaurant on the 107th floor called Windows on the World, which was an elegant restaurant known as a place for big celebrations, such as weddings. In its last full year of operation, 2000, Windows on the World reported revenues of $37.5 million, making it the highest-grossing restaurant in the United States.
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