-- A portrait of what the World Trade Center was and what it stood for, for the people of New York and the world in general.-- Final section of the book is dedicated to the events of September 11th capturing a day in words and photographs that no one will ever forget.-- A wealth of high impact photographic materials illustrates the various stages in building these giants of the Big Apple, with an analysis of what went inside of them, the business that was done, and the people involved in the bustling, unstoppable activities of this pulsating heart of the economic -- and not only -- capital of our planet.-- Includes more than 400 full-color photographs and one gatefold of the enormous sky scrappers.