THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER

Bruce David Wilner
September 2001

A fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes September 11, 2001, in New York City.

An aircraft, at right, is seen as it is about to fly into the World Trade Center. The aircraft was the second to fly into the tower Tuesday morning.

The damage done by the aircraft to the World Trade Center.

People in front of New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral react with horror as they look down Fifth Avenue toward the World Trade Center.

People run for cover as the first of the two World Trade Center towers collapses.

The south tower of the World Trade Center begins to collapse.

World Trade Center tower two falls to the ground.

A frame grab from the Spanish channel TVE shows people on a New York street as the second tower of the World Trade Center collapses.

People flee the collapse of World Trade Center tower.

Pedestrians flee the area of the World Trade Center as the center's south tower crashes.

The remaining tower of New York's World Trade Center dissolves in a cloud of dust and debris about a half hour after the first twin tower collapsed.

The Statue of Liberty stands in the foreground as New York is shrouded in smoke after two planes crashed into the World Trade Center.

All photographs ©2001 Time, Inc.