#world trade center twin towers

[wojakgallery]

Title/Name: 9/11 Soyjak Towers Wojak Series: Soyjak (Variant) Image submission by: wrenchwenches on Tumblr Image by: Unknown Main Tag: Soyjak Wojak

[eightiesfan]

City Lights

[pixoplanet]

It's September 11th. ⚔️ On this day in 1683, the conquering armies of Islam's Ottoman Empire were met, held, and thrown back from the gates of Vienna. The empire never recovered from that defeat. Since then, Western powers have dominated the world. In Western culture, the Battle of Vienna is often depicted as proof of Christianity's superiority over Islam. On the flip side, in the Islamic world, and especially among extremists, the battle is remembered as the first and foremost humiliation in a long series of humiliations during the past three and a half centuries at the hands of the West. 

Wait, though. Is this the way Christians and Muslims should really view this battle? No. The Battle of Vienna wasn’t a clash between two civilizations. In fact, Sunni Muslim Tatars were fighting with the Catholic Polish King John Sobieski on the one side, and the Lutheran Hungarians were allied with the Sunni Muslim Grand Vizier Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha on the other. The year 1683 turned out to be just a typical year of battles over power and influence in Europe. Loyalties crossed all borders of faith and ethnicity. 

Nor did the Battle of Vienna matter as much in European history as some would have us believe. After 1683, the Ottomans continued to rule the Balkans for two more centuries. The majority of Greeks, Bulgarians, Romanians, Serbs, and Croats stayed as Christian as ever, and are today more Christian than the Austrians. And the primary enemy of the Sunni Muslim Ottomans from the 16th to the 18th century was not a European state, but the Persian Safavid Empire and its new school of Shia Islam. 

What does all this mean today? It explains a lot about what happened on September 11th, 2001, however misguided the motivation was. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

[retroness-is-fabulous]

[obsessedbyneon]

Another panoramic view of downtown Manhattan. From 'Inside New York' (1991)

Scan

[your-fave-is-being-blended]

The World Trade Center from Real Life is being blended!!

You cannot save it.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Michael Hingson was in Tower One of the World Trade Center on the morning of 11 September 2001.

What sets his story apart is that Hingson is blind and was guided to safety by his guide dog, Roselle.

They were on the 78th floor when the plane hit.

Despite the chaos, Roselle remained calm, leading Hingson and several others down 1,463 steps to safety. The descent took about an hour.

Remarkably, just moments after they exited the building, Tower Two collapsed, covering them in debris. Both survived.

Hingson later said:

"While everyone ran in panic, Roselle remained totally focused on her job, while debris fell around us, and even hit us, Roselle stayed calm."

Once clear, Roselle led her owner to the safety of a subway station, where they helped a woman who had been blinded by falling debris.

Once they arrived home, Roselle immediately began playing with her retired guide dog predecessor, Linnie, as if nothing important had happened.

Hingson's story became widely known as an extraordinary tale of trust, teamwork, and the human-animal bond.

He later wrote a memoir, "Thunder Dog," detailing his experience.

In 2004, Roselle was diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, but medications were able to control the condition.

In March 2007, she retired from guiding after it was discovered that the medication was beginning to damage her kidneys.

Roselle passed away on 26 June 2011 at age 13.

Roselle (March 12, 1998 - June 26, 2011)

[fatmagic]

[fuzzyghost]

[before911]

The final 10 minutes of an era

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[nyandreasphotography]

Twin Towers, World Trade Center - New York City by Andreas Komodromos

[brokoala-soup]

if i had to rate you, you'd be 9/11 because you bring me down to the floor with just one touch crash

[dozydawn]

old footage from the lobby of the wtc, designed by minoru yamasaki.

[wgm-beautiful-world]

[obsessedbyneon]

Fire drill at the World Trade Center. Twin Towers designed by Yamasaki. From 'Inside New York' (1991).