Monday, September 14, 2009

Twin Towers and Synchronicity

The distinctive Royal Liver Building topped with twin towers, opened on July 1,911. Designed by Walter_A. Thomas who died in September of 1934. According to this link, http://www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/sets/72157621987971328 WA Thomas died on the 11th & his obituary was published on the 13th of September.
It is unknown by the early 1930s if Walter Thomas was aware of twin-towers being built in NYC. Architect Emery_Roth designed a few twin tower projects that opened in 1930s NYC. Then his sons would eventually become involved in the design Americas tallest twin towers that were destroyed in 2001 on 9/11.
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The Time_Warner_Center currently has the tallest twin towers in NYC. (750' or 230m) Although symbolic, they are about 600 feet shorter than the old WTC.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:11_Av_33_St_jeh.JPG

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_Avenue_(Manhattan)#Points_of_interest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Towers 653' or 199m

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_twin_structures_in_the_world

http://mvextra.blogspot.ca/2009/12/twin-towers-of-liverpool-and-nyc.html