Marriott World Trade Center
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The Marriott World Trade Center was a 22-story, 825-room hotel within the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City. It opened in April 1981 as the Vista International Hotel and was the first major hotel to open in Lower Manhattan south of Canal Street since 1836. It was also unofficially known as World Trade Center 3 (WTC 3 or 3 WTC), and the World Trade Center Hotel, officially the Vista Hotel, and the Marriott Hotel throughout its history.
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General information | |
Status | Destroyed |
Type | Hotel |
Location | World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City |
Coordinates | 40°42′41″N 74°00′50.5″W |
Construction started | March 1979 |
Completed | July 1, 1981 |
Opening | April 1, 1981 |
Destroyed | September 11, 2001 |
Management | Host Marriott Corporation |
Height | |
Roof | 73.7 m (242 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 22 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[1] |
Developer | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates |
Main contractor | Tishman Construction |
The hotel was damaged in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. It was destroyed by structural damage caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center as a result of the September 11 attacks. The hotel was not replaced as part of the new World Trade Center complex, although its address was reused for a tower at 175 Greenwich Street.