Object Details
Description
Description: This collection of steel from the World Trade Center includes a heavily damaged column assembly from the outside column ring at the 70th floor of the south tower, and two short column stubs.
Context: Despite gaping holes in the World Trade Center towers caused by the impact and penetration of the hijacked airplanes, the buildings survived the initial collision. Fuel from the airliners ignited major fires that engulfed many floors of the buildings. At 9:59 am (fifty-six minutes after being struck) the south tower collapsed and at 10:28 am (one hour and forty-two minutes after being struck) the north tower collapsed. Most experts believe the heat from the fires caused the floor trusses to fail, which allowed the outside columns to buckle outward, leading to the ultimate failure of both buildings. About 2,800 people were killed in the attack on the Twin Towers.
Date made
late 1960s/early 1970s
ID Number
2002.0205.01
accession number
2002.0205
catalog number
2002.0205.01
Object Name
Spandrel Plate
Measurements
overall: 3175 mm x 1905 mm x 914 mm; 125 in x 75 in x 36 in
place made
United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
recovered
United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Exhibition
Price of Freedom
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
associated subject
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
related event
Attack on the World Trade Center
September 11th Attacks
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1182945