Key Chain
Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2012.30.11
Dimensions: 1.375 in X 0.5 in X 0.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 3.4925 cm X 1.27 cm X 0.635 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 3.4925 cm X 1.27 cm X 0.635 cm
Credit Line: Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum
Description
Souvenir key chain, gold in color, with a swiveling inner oval depicting the Twin Towers. "World Trade Center | New York" is engraved on the outer oval.
Souvenir key chain, gold in color, with a swiveling inner oval depicting the Twin Towers. "World Trade Center | New York" is engraved on the outer oval.
Historical Notes
Soon after it was built, the World Trade Center, and specifically the Twin Towers, took on iconic status. Although initially criticized for their architecture of "gigantism," the two soaring towers soon became a landmark, looming large in the public imagination as an icon of New York City’s audacity and vitality. They were seen as a symbol of America itself—a place of possibilities and dreams that defied limitation.
The Twin Towers, one of New York City’s most photographed landmarks, were used in marketing, featured on postcards and souvenirs, and appeared in movies and television.
Soon after it was built, the World Trade Center, and specifically the Twin Towers, took on iconic status. Although initially criticized for their architecture of "gigantism," the two soaring towers soon became a landmark, looming large in the public imagination as an icon of New York City’s audacity and vitality. They were seen as a symbol of America itself—a place of possibilities and dreams that defied limitation.
The Twin Towers, one of New York City’s most photographed landmarks, were used in marketing, featured on postcards and souvenirs, and appeared in movies and television.
