| Marriott World Trade Center | |
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 The Marriott World Trade Center (bottom) below the Twin Towers in May 2001 | |
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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 / 40.71139°N 74.014028°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 New York Marriott World Trade Center was a 22-story 825-room hotel within the original World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York City. Situated on the original Three World Trade Center (3 WTC), 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. In November 1995, it was bought by Marriott Corporation and renamed the Marriott World Trade Center.
The hotel was damaged in the World Trade Center bombing by al-Qaeda terrorists on February 26, 1993. The city's Port Authority considered demolishing the building, but instead decided to repair it, reinforcing its structure. It re-opened in November 1994. In 2001, it was mostly destroyed by the collapse of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers during the September 11 attacks by al-Qaeda. 43 people inside the building died: 41 firefighters and two guests. Only the southern end of the hotel was spared, and it was eventually demolished to make way for reconstruction. The hotel was not replaced as part of the new World Trade Center complex, although its address was reused for the tower at 175 Greenwich Street.