philippe petit walked the tightrope between the twin towers.
philippe petit walked the tightrope between the twin towers.
who walked the tightrope between the twin towers?
philippe petit
the man who walked between the towers









































the man who walked between the towers is a children's picture book written and illustrated by american mordicai gerstein. published in 2003, the book recounts the heart-stopping achievement of philippe petit, a french man who, on an august morning in 1974, walked, lay, knelt and danced on a tightrope wire between the roofs of the twin towers of the world trade center, a quarter mile above the ground. gerstein won the 2004 caldecott medal for his illustrations. the book has been adapted to film and ballet.









































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the man who walked between the towers
twin towers









































twin towers may refer to:









































section::::architecture.









































bullet::::- world trade center (1973–2001), new york city









































bullet::::- twin towers 2, a formerly-proposed complex of buildings in new york city









































bullet::::- deutsche bank twin towers, frankfurt, germany









































bullet::::- guangzhou twin towers, guangzhou, china









































bullet::::- old chicago main post office twin towers, proposed and approved building in chicago, illinois, united states









































bullet::::- petronas twin towers, kuala lumpur, malaysia









































bullet::::- twin tower, a 1970s hong kong residential block design









































bullet::::- twin towers correctional facility, los angeles, california









































bullet::::- twin towers (portland, oregon), proposed complex in portland, oregon
twin towers