THE CENTER OF THE WORLD is the eighth episode of the documentary series NEW YORK created by acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns. The film paints a portrait of the World Trade Center — culminating in the events of September 11, 2001, and their aftermath. Spanning more than 50 years, the story traces the origins and development of the twin towers — called the "moonshot" of structural engineering and skyscraper construction by journalist and author James Glanz — the controversies and challenges that surrounded their rise into the sky, and the complex relationship of the project, the city and the nation to the global economic dynamic that gave the World Trade Center its name and its rationale.

Emmy nominated for Best Documentary of 2023 and Emmy Winner for Outstanding Historical Program in 2003.

Director: Ric Burns
Producer: Marilyn Ness

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