In 1974, a 24-year-old French wire walker, juggler, and street performer named Philippe Petit achieved a remarkable feat by walking, dancing, and lying on a wire strung between the Twin Towers' rooftops for 45 minutes.
Man on Wire
In 1974, Philippe Petit embarked on a daring high-wire walk between the iconic World Trade Center twin towers, pushing the limits of human endurance and defying the law in a feat known as the "artistic crime of the century".
