Along with the 110-floor Twin Towers, numerous other buildings at the World Trade Center site were destroyed or badly damaged, including WTC buildings 3 though 7 and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.[73] The North Tower, South Tower, the Marriott Hotel (3 WTC) and 7 WTC were completely destroyed. The U.S. Customs House (6 World Trade Center), 4 World Trade Center, 5 World Trade Center, and both pedestrian bridges connecting buildings were severely damaged. The Deutsche Bank Building on 130 Liberty Street was partially damaged and demolished later.[7][74] The two buildings of the World Financial Center also suffered damage.[7]
The Deutsche Bank Building across Liberty Street from the World Trade Center complex was later condemned as uninhabitable because of toxic conditions inside the office tower, and was deconstructed.[75][76] The Borough of Manhattan Community College's Fiterman Hall at 30 West Broadway was condemned due to extensive damage in the attacks, and is being rebuilt.[77] Other neighboring buildings including 90 West Street and the Verizon Building suffered major damage but have been restored.[78] World Financial Center buildings, One Liberty Plaza, the Millenium Hilton, and 90 Church Street had moderate damage and have since been restored.[79] Communications equipment on top of the North Tower was also destroyed, but media stations were quickly able to reroute signals and resume broadcasts.[73][80]
The Pentagon, in Arlington County, Virginia, was severely damaged by the impact of American Airlines Flight 77 and ensuing fires, causing one section of the building to collapse.[81] As it approached the Pentagon, the airplane's wings knocked over light poles and its right engine smashed into a power generator before crashing into the western side of the Pentagon, killing all 53 passengers, 5 hijackers, and 6 crew.[82][83] The plane hit the Pentagon at the first-floor level and the front part of the fuselage disintegrated on impact while the mid and tail sections kept moving for another fraction of a second.[84] Debris from the tail section penetrated furthest into the building, breaking through 310 feet (94 m) of the three outermost rings.
The Deutsche Bank Building across Liberty Street from the World Trade Center complex was later condemned as uninhabitable because of toxic conditions inside the office tower, and was deconstructed.[75][76] The Borough of Manhattan Community College's Fiterman Hall at 30 West Broadway was condemned due to extensive damage in the attacks, and is being rebuilt.[77] Other neighboring buildings including 90 West Street and the Verizon Building suffered major damage but have been restored.[78] World Financial Center buildings, One Liberty Plaza, the Millenium Hilton, and 90 Church Street had moderate damage and have since been restored.[79] Communications equipment on top of the North Tower was also destroyed, but media stations were quickly able to reroute signals and resume broadcasts.[73][80]
The Pentagon, in Arlington County, Virginia, was severely damaged by the impact of American Airlines Flight 77 and ensuing fires, causing one section of the building to collapse.[81] As it approached the Pentagon, the airplane's wings knocked over light poles and its right engine smashed into a power generator before crashing into the western side of the Pentagon, killing all 53 passengers, 5 hijackers, and 6 crew.[82][83] The plane hit the Pentagon at the first-floor level and the front part of the fuselage disintegrated on impact while the mid and tail sections kept moving for another fraction of a second.[84] Debris from the tail section penetrated furthest into the building, breaking through 310 feet (94 m) of the three outermost rings.
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