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44 Years Ago Philippe Petit Walked On A Wire Between The Twin Towers
When Petit finished his illicit walk across the wire he strung between the Twin Towers in 1974, a reporter asked the 24-year-old French street performer why he did it. 'There is no why,' he replied.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Twin Towers Tightrope Movie The Walk, Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, To Open 2015 NY Film Festival
It's a 'love letter to the Twin Towers.'
By
Jen Chung
Arts & Entertainment
Video: Philippe Petit's Twin Towers Wire Walk Gets 3-D IMAX Treatment
Hollywood is turning Man On Wire into a feature film.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
40 Years Ago, Philippe Petit Walked On A Wire Between The Twin Towers
40 years ago today, Petit walked on a wire strung between the Twin Towers.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Twin Towers' Architect, Engineer, Artist Salute The Structures
Philippe Petit, the artist who walked across the towers in 1974, is interviewed along with principle architect Henry J. Guthard, who worked on the World Trade Center, as well as a structural engineer Leslie Roberston.
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Christopher Robbins
Arts & Entertainment
Philippe Petit Wants To Know What You're Reading
Photo by Katie Sokoler/Gothamist Last month we had the pleasure of
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Learn To Walk On Wires With Philippe Petit
If you saw Man On Wire then you know that Philippe Petit
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Philippe Petit Plans Midtown Wire Walk
Philippe Petit, friend of Gothamist and entertainer of the world, will
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Philippe Petit, Man on Wire
In August 1974, Philippe Petit, a Frenchman with a passion for
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Man on Wire, Petit in NYC
In August of 1974, a 24-year-old Frenchman named Philippe Petit snuck into
By
Jen Carlson
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