New York City (The Eagle Looks to the Right)

New York City, officially called the City of New York, is the largest city in the United States and the State of New York. A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. It is often associated as a symbol of American capitalism and influence throughout the world. Diplomatically, the headquarters of the United Nations is located in NYC; along with other consulates of different countries.

On the fateful morning of September 11, 2001, two hijacked planes by Al-Qaeda: American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed, with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. While the WTC was attacked, simultaneous attacks using hijacked planes were conducted on the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The attacks on the World Trade Center shocked the American public and the international community. The NYE stock exchanged closed for a week so as was air travel to the United States mainland. The site of the World Trade Center was declared off-limits as workers began to clear the debris, completing it by May 2002.

The 9/11 Memorial was erected on the same site the towers stood, turning it into fountain pools with the names of the dead inscribed to it. In 2006, the construction of the One World Trade Center began. The spire was added on May 10, 2013, finally completing its construction at an iconic height of 1,776 feet.