Cladding Fragment from the World Trade Center
date: label: Date made
content: late 1960s-early 1970s
notes: label: Description
content: Description: This crumpled piece of exterior sheathing from the World Trade Center was recovered from the debris pile.
label: Description
content: Context: The twin towers of the World Trade Center, a New York City landmark and the tallest buildings in the world when completed in 1973, were noted for their incredible 110-story height and their gleaming exterior. The towers were clad in an aluminum alloy sheathing that gave the buildings a golden sheen at sunrise and sunset. The material covered the closely-spaced exterior steel columns, enhancing their soaring appearance.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
label: recovered
content: United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
topic: label: associated subject
content: September 11 Terrorist Attacks
label: related event
content: Attack on the World Trade Center
label: related event
content: September 11th Attacks
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Engineering, Building, and Architecture
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content: September 11
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0205.05
label: accession number
content: 2002.0205
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0205.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cladding fragment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: aluminum alloy (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 55 in x 16 in x 9 in; 139.7 cm x 40.64 cm x 22.86 cm