On Top of The World Trade Center, New York City 2000

The day before we took a helicopter tour of Manhattan in the evening passing by World Trade Center: • New York City evening ...
On one of the last days of december 2000 we went to the south of Manhattan and took one of the elevators to the top floor of World Trade Center. There was a big indoor viewing area and we enjoyed a 360 degree look over Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn and New Jersey. They had a model of Manhattan with the twin towers on display. We then took the stairs up to the roof to get unlimited sky and view of New York City.

[@robertskoda3276]

It's weird when you see old movies and you'll see the Twin Towers in the Skyline. Straight away you think of 9/11...

[@presidentbidenlandslidesag3322]

Nah, nobody thinks of 9/11 anymore.

[@PlankTank69]

Jeffery Dahmer You sure about that?

[@JohnSmith-oe5rx]

Jeffery Dahmer I do, and me and my whole family even sat together over the years remembering it. Lest We Forget 🇺🇸

[@rrrwwwooo]

It was a vastly different world prior to 9/11.

[@JohnSmith-oe5rx]

DullPuppet My thoughts changed about it once i heard that a few friends of mine died in that sick mess.

[@relentfx]

I visited on a school trip in the 90s and again in July 2001 when I was visiting a friend who worked as a radio technician on the 110th floor of the north tower. On that day, I had the opportunity to visit the roof of the north tower, which is very rare. My friend died on 9/11, and I was on an AOL chat with him when the attacks began.

[@Limewave]

Sorry for your loss, thanks for sharing your story!

[@jnjwhardin]

Relent FX Very sorry for your loss! May he and all others that died that day RIP!

[@clipsy_xd9486]

Relent FX I feel sad for you

[@Tweedlepounce]

You're a dumbass troll +TheBigHase have some respect. That is a US concert. Fuck off.

[@liammiller2407]

Screen shot or it didnt happen

[@cagnazzo82]

People born in 2000 and afterwards will never realize just how much life became twisted and bizarre in the US after these towers fell. Been like a spiral ever since.

[@fromthegrave7106]

It's literally been in a spiral since the First World War.

[@matushka__]

@@fromthegrave7106 Well not as fast, it changed once the towers fell. Going faster and faster it seems.

[@MisterAutist]

I was born in 2000 so I did not witness the start of the cultural decay, but I still see how our country has deteriorated comparing the start of the last decade and now

[@callsaul2345]

Real talk!!!!

[@marioantoniocrespoMexican92]

People born in 2000 & after 2000 will one day become old no one stays young forever we all must age someday. We don’t stay young forever.

[@retsfpdretsfpd2599]

I was a San Francisco police officer in 1989 and was in New York City visiting fellow NYPD officers and had the opportunity to visit the WTC and did not, I thought it was only office buildings. I recall looking at it from a distance though and was impressed by its height and design. I truly regret missing my opportunity to visit this Great American Icon.God bless all those First responders and civilians who perished that day, life has never been the same since.

[@Limewave]

Thanks for sharing that.

[@aphrodite9652]

@@Limewave we want twin towers back

[@NateS917]

​@@aphrodite9652what do you want him to do? Rebuild them?

[@Surfer-727]

Thanks I was up there with my mother just a couple years before the muslim extreamist destroyed it. The U.S. would have demolished it by now anyways, it was not that well built.

[@krystingrant6292]

Never visited the top never visited the restaurant. My Mom worked in the South tower. A lot of memories yes she made it out alive during 9/11.

[@smill1985]

We praise the Lord that she came out okay, Krystin.

[@patrickoconnor9700]

Thank God she's safe! My heart goes out to the people who didn't make it out, and their families.

[@missagente8100]

Thank God your mom made it!

[@58twright]

Great to hear

[@ConcerningTheTimes]

So glad your mom made it out.

[@richardbunning3347]

Takes some balls to jump from that, regardless of the situation. Heartbreaking. 💕

[@bismilahbezelbub2808]

Just goes to show that probably nothing can be more horrifying than to be burning alive.

[@Felixdehuiskat-ul2mb]

I jump also. They say your already dead before the impact. Burning a live is like going to hell.

[@jayyt2969]

Nah, I'd try my best to run down the building.

[@stefjames95]

Personally I believe many people did not ‘jump’, but fell due to climbing down the windows, or even window blowouts. :( RIP 9/11 victims

[@Felixdehuiskat-ul2mb]

Bullshit. You saw people hanging out of the windows and reaching for friss air. The smoke was black and arrit. The heat was more than 1200 Celsius. Ofcourse they jumped .

[@yourthebest7942]

It’s mind blowing knowing people jumped from just a few floors below this height.

[@alexspader]

they probably jumped because of the fire. everything gets insanely hot in a building once it starts burning, and I mean everything. floors, doors, everything you can touch.

[@calebgarland2756]

@@alexspaderand also the heat and smoke raise

[@synchronicity-thelanguageo3991]

@@alexspader Some of them in fairness probably also simply fell after passing out due to the smoke.

[@Mr_Zzzeee]

@@synchronicity-thelanguageo3991 that's fairness

[@LemiKillmister.]

I read somewhere that some people were also either blown or pushed out of windows. Absolutely heartbreaking.

[@kernow9324]

I have a severe fear of heights but was persuaded to go up onto the roof of the WTC in 1998, and I'm so glad I did. The views were stunning and best of all I felt completely safe. There was no sensation of movement, which I'd worried myself stupid about. The only thing I couldn't bring myself to do was go anywhere near the floor to ceiling windows in the restaurant. These made my legs buckle.

[@Limewave]

Thanks for sharing your experience. We felt quite safe too.

[@chloenkitty]

I think the scariest part for me it would be if I was on the roof, saying the other tower, so huge right next to me, that’s where the heck out of me

[@DlcEnergy]

@@chloenkitty And seeing someone playing with Dominoes or Jenga. lol

[@GravityGurus102]

in the 9/11 attacks, some people jumped/fell out of where you were standing

[@JackabeeT]

That's always been my biggest worry when going into tall buildings! I fear it's gonna sway and the movement will be very obvious. I've had tons of dreams where I'm in a tall building that falls over. But that's reassuring, to say the least.

[@lawrence6699]

The twin towers enhanced the city skyline in a way that the new tower cannot duplicate.

[@superunknown2812]

Larry Mayer i always felt the exact same way

[@DakotaFord592]

Idk the new building has its charm

[@ofclshn]

The new tower blows both out of the water in terms of design.

[@chunnjos]

They should have built two of them.

[@renguedes9869]

Lawrence

[@bigpapijr7769]

If only I could travel back in time...

[@spiddyman0079]

why not look in the future to save the bank of America building from getting hit by 3 planes in 2021??

[@jeepercreepermc978]

Ice Sweet ice To blow them up before Osama gets to them?

[@globru26]

Yeah bro seeing the meme live would be hilarious.

[@cloroxbleach9139]

spiddyman007 What do you mean?

[@cloroxbleach9139]

spiddyman007 Where did you hear this?

[@purple_guy999yt]

Whoever recorded this is lucky to be on the roof a year before the September 11 attacks, anyone who survived the collapse, I salute you, and those who died in the collapse, sorry for the loss

[@HarvardArchaeology]

Did you do anything to any white arabs? They built dubai right afterwards. Let me know.

[@BlueinAeternum]

​@@HarvardArchaeologyWhat are you even saying

[@vilheard3030]

I think one guy survived the collapse. Never heard of anyone else actually surviving the collapse.

[@davejenvey3598]

​@@vilheard3030he was on the 22nd floor in the stair well when it collapse and he got out with a broken foot.

[@vilheard3030]

@@davejenvey3598 wtf?? That's amazing to hear!

[@Mrclouds641]

The fact that real people fell from that height on 9/11 brought me to tears 😭

[@palomacoronacortezon7347]

Y TODAVIA PEOR ES LAS POBRES QUE MURIERAN ABRASADAS

[@julianaribeiro6525]

É inimaginável nem consigo imaginar o desespero. Parte o coração em milhares de pedaços

[@frankgrimesification]

The observation deck wasn't yet open when the planes hit.

[@Mrclouds641]

@@frankgrimesification I know I’m saying they jumped a few floor below

[@jamesrosevear]

I visited the World Trade Center in November 2000 during a family holiday to the US. We went up to the observation deck in the afternoon and stayed there until dusk, then browsed Century 21 and Borders across the street. I was 14 at the time and i will always cherish the memories.

[@Juan-qz6pe]

Lucky i wish i went to the twin towers but i was born in 2008😕

[@maria-melek]

@@Juan-qz6pe Wow you’re the same age as my young brother. I was born 7 months and 9 days after 9/11, my mom was 1 month pregnant with me when that happened. I can’t even imagine how it must have felt to be in NYC that day. But I too wish I could have seen those towers, the inside looked really nice especially the entrance.

[@c.costanza1145]

That Century 21 is still there, too. ETA: they closed last year. They MIGHT reopen.

[@bernieudo9072]

Visited the WTC back in 1988 while on a work/vacation & visited a tenant in middle floors. (60-80) Wish I had visited it earlier during college mid '80s but just too busy. Remember the panoramic view while waiting. It was impressive, but the host was meh. He just got used to it. Every time I see it I'm just saddened. God Bless.

[@jamesbeach5445]

@@Juan-qz6pe i was born in 92 i still remmeber september 11 2001 very clearly i wish i got to visit new york and see them aswell

[@FallenAngel9979]

English lass here. Myself, my dad, and sis went on a two week US holiday in 1995. First stop was NYC. First place visited- WTC. We went up the South Tower. I still have my ticket for the Observation Deck and receipts from the Skyline Cafe. Went all the way onto the roof. They were incredible buildings..I remember the ariel on the North Tower interfering with our camcorder and it made a buzzing sound as we filmed….later went on a helicopter ride and filmed the Towers again. Those memories and film footage is very precious…. August before the attacks I told my dad I wanted to see NY again. Will one day and pay my respects…Can’t bear to think about those poor people…I’m glad I’m old enough to have visited the Twins, to have seen views you will never see exactly like that again…and to have known the world pre- September 11th.

[@AtheistOrphan]

English lad here. I hope you’ve digitised those precious camcorder memories. I had my old tapes transferred to DVD a few years ago.

[@whiskii]

​Another English lad here. Go to the memorial. It's actually beautiful what they've done. It's very peaceful there too. I was 11 when it happened and had never been before but I'm sure you'd appreciate it, having been there when the twins were there. It was weird standing there though, knowing what happened and seeing clips of it for decades.

[@cathrinrehder6652]

In 1997 I was visiting NY and stood in front of the Twin Towers; and I remember thinking: "No way that I will go up there, what if something happens ?" To work there every day seemed very heroic to me.

[@alex-internetlubber]

I believe there are some people who worked there on 9/11 (whether there on the day or sick/day off) who have come back to 1WTC to work, now. Strong people.

[@Captainbadger123]

It’s just heartbreaking that there were human beings who decided that jumping from that massive height was the best option for them.

[@mikasa_ackerman7008]

I don't think I would the guys for it I would still have the false belief people are coming for me

[@kulrajsingh2017]

They reason they jump for a suicide to feel less pain than 1200C heat

[@HalfLife-hq8eu]

It was hot as f--- in those towers when the planes hit.

[@nathanms6890]

@GucciBro339! how can you say what they would do

[@nathanms6890]

@GucciBro339!seems pretty irrelevant to what were talking about. Not everyone jumped you know.

[@lilli9822]

so sad, people had to jump from there

[@moredahseno2625]

lilli they knew god was watching them and as they hit the pavement god caught them and brought them up to the gates

[@datris2973]

Aries Reed .....

[@oversizedpop-tart7450]

Aries Reed how exactly did they know this.

[@biggusdickus4992]

Aries Reed where's God when shit like this happens lmao

[@tanpw702]

Geviper God is REAL!!!

[@antonv.]

Amazing buildings

[@SamA-cw3be]

They really were. Stunning, beautiful, powerful, elegant and a point the entire world looked to. When you saw them. You saw New York.

[@prime_editz167]

@@SamA-cw3be they gone now from bozo Terrist

[@gugushenasofficial1912]

@@prime_editz167 he said they were that implies that he know what happend

[@Azarable]

@@prime_editz167 Everyone knows why the twin towers are gone. It is all because of those terrorists.

[@Azarable]

@@gugushenasofficial1912 I miss the original twin towers.

[@Wonkabar007]

Its always good when you plan a trip like this, and the weather turns out great on the day, I had really sunny trip visiting the observation deck amazing view, the gift shop there was excellent, still got my New York City skyline mug.

[@platinum-or3y]

ok

[@fanni24]

Must have been amazing :) There are so many great places on Earth and we can only hope to be able to visit as many of them as possible

[@WrathofArminius]

I was so bummed in 1986 when I went and it was raining… I went after. And I loved the Twin Towers the most of all sky scrapers.

[@Lssj]

@@survivor303 you're delusional

[@survivor303]

@@Lssj hows that?

[@vinaymulukutla358]

Went up there in August 1999 but it was late at night so we got the ultimate view of NYC. It was intimidating seeing the roof of the North Tower from the South Tower and couldn't believe that I was standing on top of those iconic landmarks of the world. There are no words to describe what it was like. But I never expected that it would be quite literally a once in a lifetime experience from me, given the predicament that occurred exactly twenty years ago on this day. I know I will cherish that experience indefinitely.

[@tru-sneakerhedz579]

I was across river when they went down and I still get sad...nyc changed forever

[@Limewave]

@Chris Looram We where in total chock seeing them collapse on TV, can't imagine standing there looking at them going down before your eyes. Was that Brooklyn, Williamsburg or Jersey side?

[@roseannestrada5028]

@i Adolf Hitler want 20.000 subs for gas money ur a fukin arab arent u?

[@adamkendall997]

The entire world changed that day and not for the better.

[@famousgamous1432]

@@roseannestrada5028 I promise you one day you will regret the mistake you made i promise you

[@famousgamous1432]

@@lucimaralves490 You will regret saying that one day I promise you will you pig

[@JennyO30-]

I hate looking at the view down towards the street because I remember the people falling, how horrified they must have been 💔 may we never forget ❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸

[@Sattnin77]

I feel sorry for the people above the wreckage they either died of smoke inhalation or burned to death. Chances are no one from the window of the world restaurant was alive when the tower fell. It upsets me to think people were being told to stay in the building and wait for instructions. They could've gotten out immediately if they disregarded that announcement. RIP to all that were lost on 9/11.

[@TheKira699]

Sattnin77 Sadly tower 2 was evacuated, then all were told to go back to work....stupidity. Could have had an entirely empty south tower.

[@alanzarate7335]

IKR

[@sebasc2712]

Totally 😇r.i.p

[@WarhammerWings]

Agree. That's even more chilling!

[@dtown416]

I only wish it never happened …. How much life has changed, Rest In Peace to all the lost souls

[@JackMT86]

I was on top of that building the morning of Saturday September 8, 2001

[@Anonymousxxiiii]

This day right here right now. This was the most peaceful time in the world. And it was all just taken away.

[@bushdidit899]

Yeah.. Peceful day. Almost as peaceful as that day when George W. Bush and Dick Cheney planted demolition charges in Building 7 and in the Twin Towers.

[@ciarogciarogeile]

Oh shut up and fuck off.

[@makelpolk4470]

Inside job #NewWorldOrder

[@scottsmith31]

Bush Did It yeah that’s what happened 👌🏼

[@SuperVinceybaby]

Anonymous xvvii not really but certainly In the USA

[@Tuppoo94]

My parents visited the WTC in the late 80s or early 90s. They were surprised by how quiet it was on the observation deck, even though there was a massive city all around the place. After watching this I see what they're talking about.

[@-DC-]

You could barely hear the traffic from out on the roof it was a wonderful experience, was there April 2001 visiting from Europe RIP all who lost their lives.

[@Cinemaman_Editz2]

​@@-DC-bro you were 5 months away your a very lucky man

[@skooby95]

@@Cinemaman_Editz2Dude Seth Mcfarlane fell asleep hungover in the airport and missed his flight.. then woke up and watched the plane he was supposed to be on fly into a building. I only just found this out recently and thought it was too nuts to be true, but it is.

[@stephans.8971]

I feel privileged having had the opportunity to be up there and enjoy that magnificent vista back in 2000. Who would have thought it would end up being such a historical privilege. Seeing videos like this now, my thoughts revolve not around the beautiful vista and my own memories, but around the fact that this is what those poor souls were seeing that dreadful day before their lives ended tragically (and before some 200 brave folks decided that they'd rather die "flying" than burning or suffocating). Still incomprehensible after all these years.

[@seanboyoof7301]

wow can't imagine what is was like how are you ?

[@stephans.8971]

@@seanboyoof7301 I think there may be a misunderstanding. I'm no 9/11 survivor. I wasn't up there that day but, as I said, a year prior.

[@maryannemelenka9250]

At least you are killed instantly except for that last few seconds of pain. I don’t know. I think I’d rather pass out from smoke inhalation, try to avoid fire. And die from smoke. That’s how scared of heights I am. But who knows until in that situation, but I will never go up a building that high. Other then on a plane.

[@SavingPrivateBob]

​@@maryannemelenka9250It was an instant, painless death for the jumpers. But they did feel the heat as well as immense fear and discomfort as they fell. Then blissful peace, at least.

[@artysanmobile]

The feeling on the roof was simply magical. I stayed as long as they let me. To this day I have a sick pain in my gut thinking of the horror, death, and suffering due to 9/11. No number of years will ever change that.

[@joseangelgalindoluevanos9691]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip6umWqidtyheKs.👍

[@MarsMellow84]

Was there any people on this deck when it happened? How terrifying

[@trevor4212]

@@MarsMellow84 No, the first plane hit before the deck was supposed to be open that day.

[@simonrankin9177]

Here in Australia our buildings are half the size ,we were shocked to see what happened our TV stations followed it all , our hearts go out to you people, and we will never forget ...

[@yonniesimon5847]

this sends chills through my body

[@aharonemanuel4010]

💔

[@Suzuha_Amane]

why

[@kazuma8486]

@@Suzuha_Amane people jumped off the building or decided to burn alive on Sept 11, 2001

[@Suzuha_Amane]

@@kazuma8486 oh ok

[@lili8686z]

Made me sick to my stomach thinkin about how people had to decide on whether to burn alive or jump...ugh

[@T1Earn]

Days were bright blue, adventurous, and filled with life back in 2000. Families were closer together and holidays were celebrated religiously. Everyone was always out and about. Life has changed soooo damn much since then its so odd.

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

A funded agenda to destroy the US.

[@iphone5s548]

We will still have a bright future.

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

@@iphone5s548 Not since the country was surrendered to the NWO on 1/22/2021. You really need to start paying more attention and look elsewhere for info than the MSM.

[@jimmie_g]

@@sgt.thundercok4704 if that's how you feel about our country, feel free to leave. Life is what you make it, not what some government tries to make it for you. You should seek to be released from the shackles of politics. It's no better than being shackled to the MSM. In reality, they are two evils that feed off each other.

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

@@jimmie_g Says the leftist that hates the country.

[@Ultramate_]

I just love reading the comments and everyone has a warm heart for what happened 20 years ago. We will never forget what happened on that day

[@elhammagabes8317]

Oussama ben Laden ✈️✈️💣

[@Trent951]

@unnamed quiet down republican

[@isakjohansson7134]

@@elhammagabes8317 U.S Government

[@Centaur81]

I've had the chance to get on top as well - back in 1994. I will never ever forget that precious moment. It felt like freedom.

[@keesegotit72]

that’s crazyyyyyyyyyy

[@OakyOakster]

You picked a good year my friend

[@takumifujiwara4419]

Oaky i agree

[@mr.unknowncali-life9350]

I know how life play it’s self out

[@ashelygarcia1525]

Lmao

[@tommyfromwiisportsresort289]

yes a VERY good year

[@112Ishaan]

Chango Chilemba fake news

[@pennilessjester211]

Hard to believe it’s been nearly 20 years when it feels so recent....RIP to the lost

[@kieranwillis395]

Imagine being one of those people that were forced out by those temperatures on that day at that height. It’s scary as a watcher the views… that’s such bravery and and yet so tragic RIP

[@NJbakintheday]

Truly iconic structures. I grew up seeing them as an integral part of the NYC skyline. I remember having lunch there at Windows on the World when I was in college and interning at Merrill Lynch in the early 90s. I've been up top in the new building too, which is very nice, but it'll never take the place of those towers. The skyline, and the city, just hasn't been the same since.

[@joseceballos9944]

No.ninguna comparación el nuevo edificio con las gemelas hermosas.

[@battousai9795]

Imagine being able to fly a drone from that roof, the footage would be unbelievably amazing !

[@alphaandomegafan5857]

Yeah would be if they were still there. Are you people oblivious to what the fuck happened or what. Look up 9/11/01.

[@alphaandomegafan5857]

TheGuitarGamer33 better not be talking to me friend

[@alphaandomegafan5857]

TheGuitarGamer33 big man over the computer. Probably a bitch in life. So might as well shut your face now before you say some dumb shit that you well regret

[@lynnkayee1015]

For some reason I thought it said THROUGH the roof. I was like...uhhhh @_@ lmao

[@Jscaff859]

Dont worry man i heard battousai9795 is smoking acid, he is currently working out if he is from this planet or not

[@reneejwaters]

All I can think of seeing this is the people who jumped from these heights to their death. My heart hurts.

[@diablo3894]

Why are you so dark ? So because something bad happened it foreshadows all of life ? Do you live your entire life out like this ?

[@pattrickmartin2818]

Jesus Christ I can't imagine how those poor souls felt to make that decision! Rip all those people who didn't deserve that 20y tomorrow

[@YouChwb]

A incomprehensible situation to have been in.

[@tazlina77]

@@elhammagabes8317 Still believe in the media fairy tales?

[@chrisfinch8637]

As a kid going by many of the buildings in New York, where my dad’s from (he was actually born in New Jersey), I’ve always found each one of them very fascinating, and worth telling, especially when looking out at the New York skyline. He’s even told me his moments of when he’s visited not only the ESB, the Chrysler, RCMH, Rockefeller Plaza, and yes, the WTC. We’ve even visited NYC a few times, when the WTC was still standing, during its last few years, but really kills me to this day, that no one ever took a picture of me, or we went on the NYC boat tours (I wasn’t ready to travel on a boat, yet), when the towers were still there. Yeah. There were a lot of times, where I wished that a day like Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, never would’ve happened at all, or that I wished I would’ve been born much earlier, to see that they were still standing together. 🇺🇸#NeverForget🇺🇸

[@X320riginal]

I live in Louisiana, my dad's from Milwaukee, he went to Michigan last year, sister from Ohio and brother from Kentucky. Just kidding I'm from Switzerland 🏔️🍫⌚ I work in Zürich, did you know that Zürich is the most expensive City in the World? (2023)

[@Ooana]

I can’t say thank you enough for this. The room spins. I’ve not seen this view since 1999. I’ve lived here since 1996. Thank you. ❤️

[@Limewave]

Thanks for your kind comment.

[@dannygriffith6185]

Just chilling to watch this now. I was there on my first trip to NYC in 1986. It's a great memory. Who knew of the immense tragedy to come. so sad.

[@greenkitty82]

I've never been to NY but it is chilling to see this footage to know that only a year later, the towers fates were to be destroyed by two planes in a terrorist attack. Very tragic. 😔 RIP to all those lost that day.

[@denisebranch4719]

First went in 94.. have pictures w dates & all.. got a really good one of tower ..I laid down on sidewalk and snapped a photo.. looks like a postcard it turned out that good❤️

[@horsenuts1831]

I feel privliged to have been there. I'm a Brit and first visited the WTC in 1982 as a teenager (still have some great photos somewhere), and again went up it in November 2000. We visited again about a month or so after 9/11 and the city was still in shock, and we were some of the first foreign tourists to visit the city (we DID have discusions about whether to still catch the flight). We decided to still go and found NY was so friendly - so much so that we asked a New Yorker where we could get a coffee, and he took us under his wing and actually walked us a block out of his way to somewhere good - New Yorkers can be abrupt, but we felt like long-lost-friends just after 9/11!

[@Limewave]

Thanks for sharing that story. We where back in april of 2002 and the WTC site was attracting tourist. But as NYC was the last stop on a 4 month trip around the globe we didn't want that to be the last impression of our trip and choose not to go there.

[@soeffingwhat]

I was there March 2000. Everyone was horrified by 9/11 but its only those who actually got to visit the towers who actually "felt" it, as it were. Witnessing in person the scale of those towers and who saw the people in the cafe who were working there etc. Shook me pretty hard I have to admit.

[@alexandrianicolemoses7869]

I took a school trip to NYC back in the 90's in 8th grade, saw the World Trade Center from a distance on the Ferry I think. Got a couple pics but never got to go to the top but I heard the view is absolutely INCREDIBLE.

[@takumifujiwara4419]

Just to correct a gramatrical mistake it is not "is" anymore it is "was" now sadly😭

[@xboogiex1239]

@@takumifujiwara4419 actually it's is* not was* lol it makes it more the sentence sound correct then just adding *was* after putting the view. She was correct lol. Your wrong lol You can't make someone's sentence correctly while their sentence is correct lol.

[@xboogiex1239]

And you can't correct someone's sentence while their sentence is correct. It's their keyboard and having "is" after putting view is more sense than just putting "was". So don't correct someone if you want to have a attention lol.

[@takumifujiwara4419]

@@xboogiex1239 ok bro

[@xboogiex1239]

@@takumifujiwara4419 I wasn't trying to be rude or anything, even though you did made that comment 4 years ago and while that someone's comment was made 5 years ago, so I was just saying

[@user-qz9zu1fq9k]

I visited the top of the towers back in 1996. I was 10 at the time, but I still remember it vividly

[@oscarp9336]

I am so glad I was able to visit and see the view from the very top. I remember when I was younger looking straight up trying to see the top from the street level. Those building were larger than life.

[@X-GamerPro-HD]

My uncle worked in WTC worked in around the 90th floor and that day he took off sick. He couldn’t believe what happened. What an awful day that was. A day America will never forget.

[@SuperBoomshack]

Life was so much better before 9/11

[@akzebraminer5679]

SuperBoomshack it was?

[@marcomorandi_]

@@akzebraminer5679 I agree with you

[@exoplane9012]

neverd1e ever heard of joke?

[@Casanovamorris]

Couldn't agree more, just more cooler and easy going.

[@Casanovamorris]

@@JengaWe Stfu with your conspersiy bullshit.

[@GamingPalooza]

Those buildings should have never of fell.

[@thomasbenson4867]

Gaming Palooza Empire they fell not only because the 2 planes damaged the main supporters of the buildings structure they were made out of sheet rock walls so of course they came down

[@dazeomg]

Alex Perez there were eye witnesses that saw black vans fleeing the zone of the World Trade Center that morning. And workers also stated that there were sudden power outages in the upper half of the buildings and sudden evacuations of each buildings

[@LikeAStone1016]

There are reports, and surveillance video that record people entering the building between 3-5 am every night for more than 2 weeks leading up to 9/11. Also, the designer of the buildings himself said that they could have handled being hit by multiple planes and not completely collapsed like they did. Many, many mechanical engineers and architects agree that the buildings look as though they were destroyed in a controlled demolition. Even the family members of the victims are still pushing for a more thorough investigation. Not to mention, WTC7, a 47 story building that was never hit by anything free fell in just seconds due to "office fires". The evidence is there, but it's harder to convince people that they've been deceived than to deceive them. Some people want to believe that their government cares about them, and that they'd never be evil enough to do something like this, and I understand why, but all I'm saying is that we can't take everything the government has said to us regarding this tragedy at face value.

[@karlosmehil7754]

And what it takes for building to fall at freefall speeds? Physics surely not, cause that collapse contradicts it all the way... Now did Newton read about physics on internet aswell?

[@Supreme_Court.]

+thomas benson That is absolutely hilarious. Thank you for the laugh.

[@jamiewm]

All I can think of is all of those poor souls stuck with the choice of burning to death or jumping from that height 🙏

[@paulwoodford6229]

Or crushed to death when the buildings collapsed

[@andreamenter4028]

So eerie and scary. Rip to all the victims. I was born in 2000 so I have no idea what the towers were like but this video does make me sad :(

[@dalegribble8140]

All those poor people who jumped at these levels and the building fell on people. Rip to those who lost there lives. You will never be forgotten.

[@sparkymalarky4322]

it sounds crazy but if i worked in a sky scraper i would get parachute lessons and have a parachute under my desk at all times.. in the event we couldnt get down like 9/11 id be busting that window and trying my luck.

[@Limewave]

@Sparky Malarky From my understanding most skyscrapers are still not high enough for regular parachutes. Also there's an issue with updrafts. But I'm absolutely no expert.

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

Sparky Malarky *I never thought about that... Brilliant* !

[@taradactule6052]

I have that thought all the time sure it is a little dangerous but they would have at least had a fighting chance...I cannot imagine that much hopelessness

[@Rahbandzz]

LimeWave someone actually jumped off the new one World Trade Center with a parachute and survived.

[@renegaderaida526]

Not with all that smoke coming up xD

[@themagicity09]

I remember watching home alone new York and remember the scene when they show the towers and wanted to go there . I can't believe they gone Rest in peace to all the life's lost that day .

[@damianmcdonagh7908]

I was there first in September 1988 and again in December 1997. Both great days at the observation deck. I used to live in New York and witnessed 9/11. I've since returned to Ireland 🇮🇪

[@SenseiDenax]

How did you feel and what did you do that day and the followings ?

[@damianmcdonagh7908]

@@SenseiDenax Lots of disbelief at what occurred. The majority of people went back to work as did I. I visited Ground Zero a few weeks later and felt deeply saddened.

[@SenseiDenax]

@@damianmcdonagh7908 Must have been horrible the first months with that dust cloud hanging above the city

[@TheWriterWalker]

And to think that some poor souls were forced to make the decision to jump from such a height. (I stand corrected. Reportedly the observation deck was not open that early in the morning.)

[@dragonofthewest8305]

It's sad it's the same decision as the slaves who jumped over board on the slave ship

[@jayyt2969]

@@dragonofthewest8305 unrelated but true

[@redadamearth]

Roughly 200 people either jumped or fell, yeah. Horrible.

[@ohgoditsjames94]

@@redadamearth Didn’t that figure get revised to closer to 300? Horrendous

[@alexandraanderson3988]

@@jayyt2969 Right

[@markymarcus5752]

Just looking at those views from up there sends my vertigo soaring. How people used to go up there and stand near those railings and look down is something I could have never done. My feet are tingling as I'm typing lol.

[@whereami2477]

And to think people had to jump from that height

[@77D777]

Seriously the best view of NYC. No one on there phones taking selfies on snapchat. Just enjoying the spectacular view of an amazing city.

[@dovix]

Phones didn't exist

[@77D777]

@@dovix lol ya that's what I said.

[@dovix]

@@77D777 That defeats the whole comment though

[@77D777]

@@dovix but phones did exist?

[@dovix]

@@77D777 not smartphones

[@lah1667]

Thanks for uploading. I never got to see these buildings in person. Amazing views.

[@northevans6119]

I still cant wrap my mind around the fact that those poor souls fell from that great height .

[@aharonemanuel4010]

🕊🙏🏻🤲🏻

[@tluns810]

Just goes to show how intense the heat from molten steel & jet fuel can be.

[@dannytreyjhoo4620]

I hate heights, I would have never worked there because of that. God bless all involved with 9/11 but I would have to have burned up there before jumping.

[@iniquity123]

@@tluns810 there wasn't any "molten" steel......🙄

[@iniquity123]

And watching the other tower get hit and then collapse in front of your eyes.......

[@georgiebrownletsgo1137]

watching this really puts it in perspective how they poor people, must've been feeling at that height

[@thomasbenson4867]

It makes me feel sick

[@tommysin194]

Because of 9/11 I don't trust any skyscrapers anymore permanently SMH

[@shutit4024]

Tommy Sin same

[@GGMattt]

All I can think about when watching this is how scared those thousands of people inside and the ones that decided to jump on 9/11 must have been :/

[@wendystout901]

I was thinking the same. Seeing the street view and how high it was knowing that's what they saw and having to make that decision is heartbreaking 💔 😢

[@clyth41]

20 years ago and still feels like a dream... They actually gone.....no longer there.. Very strange feeling... RIP all those murdered on that terrible day... Xxxx

[@TheMerryPup]

I was on the observation deck in May or June of 1977. It was an amazing view! I always meant to go back someday but never did. RIP to those lost. 💔

[@Dustshoe]

TheMerryPup when Elvis was still around!

[@shanes.1724]

Shut your mouth

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

My Dad was there around that time from Utah on a Ball Tournament!

[@rm1133]

Every time I was up there I had an uneasy feeling. It was more than just being scared of heights. A feeling of I need to get out of here. My brother and I used to stand on the corner of the building from the ground and look up. Now that was an amazing feeling in itself.

[@barbie.travels]

Thanks for sharing! Absolutely breathtaking! Have that eerie feeling…Looks just like the day it came down. I just can’t imagine jumping and then I could imagine if I had to. May they all Rest In Peace who lost their lives. We will never ever forget!

[@skillet2187]

Was there in October 2000 on a school trip. All of us were so excited at the height of the two buildings, even dining at the restaurants up top and taking in the view. We begged our teacher to let us come back on another trip next year and he said he’d think about it. Flash forward to June 2000, He told us he was moving up a grade with us and if we got him again there’s going to be another trip early September (no set date) to see the WTC and Chrysler buildings. Trip never happened that year, but it’s always haunted me what the date could’ve been

[@julieandalansmith4193]

Did this in 1980 on a trip to the US and then in 1993 on our honeymoon, We will return one day to NY where we had a fantastic time back then. Still can’t forget that dreadful day on 9/11 and the bravery of all those firefighters, police, ambulance drivers, medics and everyone else who perished on that awful day. Stay safe New Yorkers, We’ll be back! Much Love from Alan and Julie across the pond here in the UK.🇬🇧

[@Limewave]

Thanks for sharing that story.

[@alistermcintyre7347]

Absolutely stunning views from these buildings they made the skyline in new York beautiful.. Rip to the people that died that day gbnf ❤️

[@rosiknecht2380]

This brings tears to my eyes. I used to work nearby. These pictures bring back so many memories. I always loved going there with my grandmother when she was still alive. Now she's gone and the World Trade Center as well😢

[@smackeye]

Travelled over from England in May 1997 and went up the south tower to the indoor observation deck a couple of floors or so down from the roof. Amazingly, we ended up being evacuated after about an hour enjoying the views by the NYFD, who did a sterling job and had us all back on terra firma and outside the building in literally a minute or two. Turns out there was something happening in the kitchen on that floor, a small fire broke out I think - smoke was coming from something in the kitchen area at least. Everybody was all fine as far as I know. Fast forward 4 and a bit years later. I really can't bear to imagine what it must have been like for the poor souls in those towers and around them on that day, or the other incidents on that day for that matter. Never forget.

[@jbcrunchy]

I was also on the roof observation deck in the late 1980's. Incredible knowing the tragedy that happened there thinking back. They were quite the structures.Sorry that so many lost their lives on 9/11. I love New York.

[@Mary-kl2kj]

I’m watching this on September 7 2021, praying for all victims and the families of the horrible attack. 🙏God Bless America .

[@yousufriend]

Please also pray for millions in Iraq and Afghanistan who were bombed for doing nothing

[@FallenAngel9979]

@@yousufriend Inappropriate

[@yousufriend]

@@FallenAngel9979 how is that inappropriate? What was fault of millions of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan who lost everything after 911?

[@alexandraanderson3988]

I watched on september 11 and from so on maybe until the end of september I'll be through watching until next year.

[@ryan9818]

@@yousufriend 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@monsterroblox7328]

This will bring back memories

[@petecartwright5211]

Both of these buildings almost made it. They were engineered to take a hit from the biggest plane of the time. (Boeing 707) They were hit with planes that weighed twice as much and were loaded with full fuel tanks. Both planes were traveling at over 500 knots. That didn't knock either tower over and they remained standing. That was incredible. Had the resin used to adhere fireproofing to floor joists been just a few years younger, it may not have failed and the buildings may have stayed up.

[@hotshot6923]

The difference between the two planes is 6 ft in length and 10 ft in wingspan with only a 900 gallons difference in fuel capacity (planes don't get filled up with fuel, they only get what is needed for the trip), also the 707 has more thrust and travels over 80 mph faster than the 767 which makes them almost equal on damage calculations. Also idk if you know anything about engineering but the maximum allowance on any measurement usually has a buffer allowance, take for example an elevator, the elevator may say it has a maximum weight allowance of 300lbs but the actual number is 1000lbs so when they designed the wtc they knew planes would get bigger and they also didn't calculate it for just a 707, otherwise a 707 hitting it and a strong wind would bring it down

[@petecartwright5211]

@@hotshot6923 I don't know a thing about engineering. I'm just repeating what a read and I don't care what you say, both buildings actually withstood those hits. 900 gallons, 80 mph faster? Doesn't mean a thing to me. I just know they both took hits by large commercial jets loaded with fuel and stayed standing for quite some time after that happened. My only comment was to the incredible architectural ability that allowed and also foresaw such an event and for a while, worked.

[@petecartwright5211]

In my view, BOTH buildings would have stayed up had fireproofing not been blown off joists.

[@hotshot6923]

@@petecartwright5211 in 96 a fire started inside one of the buildings that burned it down to the steel structure and it still stood. Fire doesn't demolish buildings otherwise demolition companies would save a lot of money on explosives

[@petecartwright5211]

@@hotshot6923 Absolutely. I agree with that completely. If the fireproofing had not been blown off joists, It would have done its job, joists would not have been heated to failure. I SAY the buildings came close to remaining standing. Both of them. Had fireproofing remained on floor joists, I believe firefighters would have made up to those floors and could have possibly stopped the fires. What would have happened to the buildings after something like that happened, I have no idea, but those towers damn near stayed up.

[@earthling2007]

I was up there in 84 with my 8th grade class. It was awesome.

[@aharonemanuel4010]

Damn way back

[@nigelhuckvale5799]

I was lucky enough to have been up there in October 1978, life was so much better then. Taking the 45s lift to the top was awesome and the view was breathtaking. Why can't humans live together with respect for others, wouldn't the world be better for it?

[@maxpower3206]

nah evil is a necessity of life. good could not live without evil

[@aharonemanuel4010]

@@maxpower3206 started at the garden of eden.

[@kekethebasedcat]

Wow... a positive atmosphere in the US... wish I was alive to see it

[@_PMCL]

Who is watching this in 2021 - on the 20th anniversary? I will always remember where I was and what I did that day - such a huge impact on my life. RIP

[@johngullo9420]

Same here. Just finished a college class. It was my 46th birthday.

[@kingkrysen]

Me except I dont remember as I was only 2 years old and in Daycare lol

[@williamburke1731]

I am DEATHLY afraid of heights. Always have been. My legs were buckling just watching the video! Those spectators were really enjoying the view. How peaceful & serene it all seemed...until a year later.

[@marcfuchs6938]

Aside from the horrible attacks, I always get to be amazed again, that they were able to construct this kind of huge building in freaking 1966. When they fell in 2001, they were already ancient, but had the technology to withstand those insanely hot fires for very long. Nobody talks about, how the pure quality of those buildings was responsible for saving numerous lifes on that tragic day. The designers and creators of those buildings had all reason to be satisfied with what they put together.

[@Ktallica]

I wouldn’t go as far as calling 35 years ancient. Look at the Empire State Building. It’s 92 years old and is still the icon of the NY skyline.

[@Heyu7her3]

No they didn't. The fire escapes were extremely faulty and narrow. More people would've gotten out had they been to code.

[@edenassos]

It was quite poorly constructed. The Twin Towers were exempt from any fire or safety codes because they were built by Port Authority which is a government agency. The core was so poorly designed, the fact it was standing longer than it was is even surprising.

[@canadude6401]

I was on the viewing deck in August 1999 just 2 years before 9/11. I still remember being in awe of the height and grandure of the buildings. A very memorable visit to NYC. To this day, I see so many movies (Escape from New York is a great one) with the towers in the background and many Friends episodes that remind me of them. Losing all those lives is horribly tragic.

[@B01G3n1us]

Don't forget home alone 2

[@brinsonharris9816]

Glad I was able to see this view in person when I could.

[@Flosseveryday]

I almost got a panic attack watching this video. I don't believe it was just this video that almost caused it, rather, it was this video in addition to the mental images- now forever imprinted in my brain- of commercial airplanes smashing into the buildings and people jumping out of windows. Firefighters climbing the stairs of the towers that would be collapsing with out notice right on top of them. All of that played in my head while watching this clip...seeing the height at which this all played out is nerve wracking.

[@sn6007]

you fucking snowflake

[@stfjinkiojd]

@@sn6007easy for you to say if you werent there

[@GorGob]

Think of standing on that roof and the building collapses under you and you fall through steel, glass and concrete. It's like a blender.

[@stfjinkiojd]

@@GorGob that person who replied is probably 12

[@pastelskies8466]

@@sn6007 your comment is a slap to everyone who died that day.

[@nickusher4676]

Such a turn of the century style holiday video. The way we all record ourselves now is so different, i never really realised until now. The way we used to do slow pans of the skyline like you're gonna be interested in that when watching it back. If I ever see old home videos now I'm just interested in the people that are in them

[@iamamoghalfmanhalfdog5325]

I agree the value of each record now is lost we can just delete ,copy and battery is no longer an issue . I guess we are less methodical in our efforts

[@Carbonara812]

Vintage shots from the past are interesting both for the views of the people and for the views of the places. The fact you seem to dis the fact that it includes a slow panning shot of NY as inferior to the moronic gazillions of selfies people do now is sad. "Look, here's a brilliant shot of me holding my phone photographing myself" < to this great piece of video. Surprised that LimeWave gave comment a like...

[@tamie341]

@@Carbonara812 Agreed. That was a much more timeless style that will hold up better going forward. Noone will care about some random teen "influencer" in 20 years, they wanna see the sights n experience whats actually going on.

[@OpusTheLeftie]

@@tamie341 'modern bad, old thing good'

[@maujo2009]

VSauce made a video about just that, how our perceptions of the past change upon watching people's records of the past, like videos or pictures.

[@Bellasie1]

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@MarsMellow84]

That day all of our lives were changed forever. I was in the 10th grade when this happened. My history teacher said thing will never be the same again. We all were crying and in shock this day.

[@Limewave]

Thanks for sharing

[@jamieh8101]

Amazing footage- what an incredible view! Especially to those of us who never had the privilege of standing up there. Eerie to think that only a short time after this was filmed, such horror would take place. God Bless America✌🏻

[@andreschavez9671]

I was here as a 3-year-old in the last couple weeks of August 2001... my whole family was on top of the WTC and i found our old photos of it. Haunting.

[@atphotos]

Thank you for posting. Very respectful. Those Towers meant so much to me. I was there that horrible day.

[@danielwiththewhitevans]

Imagine being on the top of the south tower during the first impact

[@Limewave]

The visitor center didn't open until 09.30 and because of that no tourists/visitors where up there at time of the impact. But it's a scary thought anyway, right?

[@coder928]

AMGAM I wonder how many went up to the roof to get air

[@thomasbenson4867]

Almighty Latin King they couldn't the building was jammed

[@coder928]

thomas benson no?

[@optimizticpizza8395]

AMGAM imagine being at the top of the radio tower as it collapsed.

[@crazeyjoe]

I was up there in 1991 and I will never forget it!

[@Rockstarstatus420]

I was there around Christmas time that year with my girlfriend at the time we was in the North Tower at the windows of the world. What a view!!! Cant believe its been 20 years!! Great video and thank you for sharing! 🙏✌😎

[@Limewave]

Thanks for sharing your story. This was filmed at the North Tower (there was no public access at the south tower roof).

[@rak6437]

Manhattan skyline looked so beautiful with those towers. It defined New York! Now, the sight is a bummer

[@robertlamb759]

I was there on the south tower observation deck in 1998. My first and last time in NYC.

[@matejmatej3554]

It's sad world has lost such a iconic buildings greetings from sLOVEnia east europe

[@lizmitchel8855]

In russia, every year 9/11 fireworks and a holiday.

[@fabianandresvenegas2211]

There have never been nor will there be buildings as extraordinary as the twin towers. A marvel of architecture, it seems incredible that they no longer exist.

[@113KILL5]

Thank you for posting my friend.

[@Dogsnark]

I’m so glad I was fortunate enough to have visited the original WTC and go up to the observation deck on the south tower. It was 2 years before 9/11 - I still have vivid memories of the visit. Even after 20 years, it’s hard to imagine these tremendous buildings are no longer there.

[@Limewave]

Agree