PLATFORM/PETIT Philippe World Trade Center Walk (1974)
PLATFORM / PETIT Philippe World Trade Center Walk (1974)
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In 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit walked across a tightrope stretched between the World Trade Center’s twin towers. The 1,350ft-high walk was six years in the planning, and afterwards Petit was arrested and taken for a psychiatric evaluation.

In 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit walked across a tightrope stretched between the World Trade Center’s twin towers. The 1,350ft-high walk was six years in the planning, and afterwards Petit was arrested and taken for a psychiatric evaluation.