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Did you know the Twin Towers of World Trade Center weren't supposed to be 110 stories tall originally?
The World Trade Center in New York City, completed in 1973, stood as a symbol of global commerce before their tragic end in September 2001. However, the original plan was vastly different from what was eventually constructed. Architect Minoru Yamasaki and his team had initially envisioned the towers to be around 80 to 90 stories tall. But the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey requested for a greater capacity to accommodate a larger number of businesses. Yamasaki hence revised the design to build two 110-story towers that became a defining feature of the Manhattan skyline for nearly three decades. The Twin Towers remained the tallest buildings in the world until the completion of the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Chicago in 1973. The fact that these iconic buildings were originally intended to be significantly shorter is a testament to the transformative power of architectural revision.

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