Tuesday, October 2, 2007

World Trade Center High Wire Act



Back on August 7th, 1974 - before the Twin Towers were completed - French high wire artist Philippe Petit rigged a tightrope between the towers and danced 1,350 feet in the air, without a net. This clip from the Ric Burns series New York: A Documentary, tells the amazing story.

4 comments:

  1. Incredible, I'm glad I saw this.

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  2. Wow--that was amazing. I can't even begin to imagine doing that and the guy was smiling the whole time!

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  3. so glad you guys liked this clip! it's one of my favorite new york stories.

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  4. a wonderful story! breathtaking!

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