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Jun 26, 2024 · “Don’t try anything funny, sir,” a security official in a pinstripe suit said, waving Philippe Petit through a turnstile in the lobby of 3 World Trade Center. It was a joke.
Jun 26, 2024 · Today we’ll find out how the high-wire artist Philippe Petit plans to observe the 50th anniversary of his heart-stopping walk between the twin towers. We’ll also get details on changes to a gag order issued by the judge who presided over Donald Trump’s criminal trial.
Jun 14, 2024 · On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit achieved what many considered impossible: he walked on a high wire strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This breathtaking feat captured the world's imagination and ...
4 days ago · Watch the world-famous high-wire walker Philippe Petit traverse the nave of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, surrounded by a colorful ribbon installation by Anne Patterson. Learn about his history of daring feats, his collaboration with the artist, and his reaction to the crowd.
Jun 13, 2024 · Philippe Petit, tightrope walker, walks between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974. Associated Press Read more
6 days ago · 39 years ago today, on August 7, 1974, street performer Philippe Petit traversed a tightrope between the Twin Towers in what many later called the “artistic crime of the century.” With no...
Shortly after 8:00 am on the morning of 7 August 1974, the now-not-there Twin Towers in New York became the site of what has been called "the artistic crime of the century" when French high-wire artist Philippe Petit spent 45 unauthorised minutes walking and performing between them on a tightrope, 412 metres (1,350 f
