Since the public opening on April 4, 1973, New York's iconic Twin Towers remained a symbol of the city up until the tragic September 11 attacks. Take a look back at the iconic structures ...

He also was involved in such notable projects as a new master plan for the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and an expansion of Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

Each new neighborhood was at once familiar and obscure. Without yet knowing it, of course, I was training to become a writer, finding stories about this immense city ... York, with the Twin Towers ...

jingoism; and more For many years after 2001, the New York City skyline was an affront to me. I would return to the city by air and see the Twin Towers missing. (“See.”) My blood would boil ...

The twin towers of the World Trade Center, among the best known buildings in the world, represent only one step in the century-long evolution of skyscrapers in New York City. Here are some ...