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Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air.
High-wire artist Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers 1,368 feet above ground.
On August 7, 1974, French acrobat Philippe Petit performed an unauthorized high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Strung across a 1,350-foot span at a height of 1,368 feet, his daring stunt captivated onlookers below. Petit rigged cables in secrecy over several nights, evading security to set up his performance. He made eight passes across the wire, slipping at times but never falling. His feat combined elements of art, performance, and sheer physical bravery. It brought global attention to the new skyscrapers and inspired the documentary "Man on Wire" decades later.
1974
Philippe Petit
World Trade Center