Windows on the World

1976–2001


Windows on the World was a complex of venues on the top floors of the North Tower of the original World Trade Center complex. It included a restaurant called Windows on the World, a smaller restaurant called Wild Blue, a bar called The Greatest Bar on Earth, and rooms for private functions. The restaurants were destroyed, along with the building, in 9/11 terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Windows on the World was planned to reopen on the top floors of the new One World Trade Center, when the tower completed; however, it was cancelled because of cost concerns and other troubles finding support for the project.