The World Trade Center is a business plaza in central New York. It was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, but was rebuilt, starting with 7 World Trade Center in 2006, 4 World Trade Center in 2013, and 1 World Trade Center in 2014, with more buildings under or awaiting construction. The World Trade Center appears as a significant piece of scenery in Godzilla films centered on New York.
History[]
GODZILLA[]
Throughout the film, the World Trade Center appears in background shots. When Godzilla first appeared in New York, many hundreds of UH-1H Iroquois, AH-64 Apaches and F-18 Hornets are seen flying straight into New York, using the Towers as a marker. Several of the jets fly between the towers as they enter the city. Charles Caiman later states that Godzilla's attack on the city is the 'worst thing to happen to the city since the 1993 World Trade Center bombings.'
Godzilla: The Series[]
The World Trade Center appears as a backdrop in many episodes. The most significant role it played was in the episode Future Shock, in which the towers were destroyed in the D.R.A.G.M.A. infested future. Randy Hernandez remarks when he sees them that "It looks like somebody's been playing dominoes with the World Trade Center."
Books[]
Godzilla 2000[]
The World Trade Center is present during the final battle between Godzilla and King GHidoran with one of the towers being dropped on Ghidorah after Godzilla is freed from his choking neck.
Trivia[]
- The World Trade Center played a prominent role in the climax of the 1976 version of King Kong, taking the place of the Empire State Building because its two towers had surpassed the Empire State Building as the tallest buildings in New York at the time.
- The American poster for Godzilla vs. Megalon features Godzilla and Megalon standing atop the World Trade Center, despite the fact that not a single scene in the film takes place in the United States, and that both monsters are too large to be able to stand on the top of either tower.
- The World Trade Center would have been prominently featured in the final battle between Godzilla and the Gryphon in the unmade 1994 American Godzilla film. During the battle, both monsters would have fought each other at the foot of WTC 1 and 2.