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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Philippe_PetitPhilippe Petit - Wikipedia

    Petit's most famous performance was in August 1974, conducted on a wire between the roofs of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City, 400 metres (1,312 feet) above the ground.

  2. www.history.com › news › the-twin-towers-high-wireWhen a French Daredevil Walked a Tightrope Between the Twin ...

    Aug 7, 2014 · On August 7, 1974, New York awoke to find aerialist Philippe Petit walking on a wire between the 110-story World Trade Center towers.

  3. time.com › 3976999Philippe Petit Walks Between the Twin Towers: How He Did It ...

    Aug 7, 2015 · On this day, Aug. 7, in 1974, he walked between the just-erected towers of the World Trade Center, performing acrobatic feats on an inch-thick cable 1,350 feet above the ground — without a...

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    • Jennifer Latson

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/06/26 › nyregion50 Years Ago, Philippe Petit Was a ‘Dot in the Sky’

    Jun 26, 2024 · On Aug. 7, 1974, he walked on a cable that had been strung — illicitly — between the World Trade Center towers. The New York Times said he combined “the cunning of a second-story man with...

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  6. www.youtube.com › watchPhilippe Petit Walks a Tightrope Between the Twin Towers in ...

    A 25-year-old French daredevil did a tightrope walk across the top of New York in 1974 - on a 131-foot cable strung between the 110-story twin towers of the World Trade Center.

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    • New York Daily News

  7. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › philippePhilippe Petit walks on a tightrope between the Twin Towers

    Jul 30, 2021 · High above the early-morning traffic in Lower Manhattan, a French street performer steps off the roof of the south tower of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974. Clad in black and...

  8. ny.curbed.com › 2015/9/30 › 9916096The real story behind Philippe Petit’s World Trade Center ...

    Sep 30, 2015 · The hullabaloo was over a Frenchman named Philippe Petit, who was walking on a high wire more than 1,300 feet in the air, suspended between the tops of the Twin Towers of the old World Trade...

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