Twin Towers
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Twin Towers may refer to:
In architecture:
In film:
In sports:
In architecture:
- Deira Twin TowersDeira Twin TowersThe Deira Twin Towers , also known as the Dubai Twin Towers or Rolex Towers are located in eastern Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in Deira...
, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Deutsche Bank Twin TowersDeutsche Bank Twin TowersThe Deutsche Bank Twin Towers consists of two skyscrapers that are each 155 meters high. They are also called debit and credit , or German bank called Twin Towers I and II. It is the headquarters of Deutsche Bank Group, located in the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany...
, Frankfurt, Germany - Guangzhou Twin TowersGuangzhou Twin TowersGuangzhou Twin Towers are a pair of skyscrapers in Guangzhou, China, designed by Wilkinson Eyre. They are situated in the city's CBD, Zhujiang New Town, in Tianhe District.*Chow Tai Fook Centre , more commonly known as Guangzhou East Tower...
, Guangzhou, China - Petronas Twin TowersPetronas Twin TowersThe Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Twin TowerTwin TowerTwin Tower is a 1970s' design of residential block of Hong Kong public housing estate. The plan looks like two hollow squares joining one corner of each square. Two towers are of different heights although their shapes are the same....
, a 1970s Hong Kong residential block design - Twin Towers Correctional FacilityTwin Towers Correctional FacilityThe Twin Towers Correctional Facility, also referred to in the media as Twin Towers Jail, is a complex erected in Los Angeles, California. In terms of physical size, but not in terms of capacity, it is the world's largest jail...
, Los Angeles, California - Wembley Stadium (1923), London, England (demolished)
- World Trade CenterWorld Trade CenterThe original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
, New York City - destroyed September 11, 2001
In film:
- 9/11: The Twin Towers9/11: The Twin Towers9/11: The Twin Towers is a television special documentary film which uses re-enactments and computer-generated imagery to re-create a minute-by-minute account of what happened inside the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City during the September 11 attacks...
, a 2006 television special documentary film - Twin Towers (film), a 2003 Oscar-winning documentary
In sports:
- Twin Towers (Houston Rockets), front court consisting of Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon
- Twin Towers (San Antonio Spurs), front court consisting of Tim Duncan and David Robinson
- Twin Towers, a front court consisting of Dikembe Mutumbo and Alonzo MourningAlonzo MourningAlonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. is a former American professional basketball player, who played most of his 15-year NBA career for the Miami Heat....
for the NCAA's Georgetown HoyasGeorgetown HoyasGeorgetown's nickname is The Hoyas, but its mascot is "Jack the Bulldog." Various breeds of dogs have been used by the sports teams as mascots since the early 1900s. Several notable bull terriers like Sergeant Stubby and "Hoya" were used at football games in the 1920s, as was a Great Dane in the...
Men's Basketball team. - Twin Towers (wrestling team), a former professional wrestling tag team consisting of Akeem and the Big Boss Man
See also
- List of twin buildings and structures
- The Two Towers (disambiguation)