The World Trade CenterWhen the World Trade Center project was first conceived, the magnificence of its structure was expected to surpass the world's greatest civil engineering feats. When the Center was completed in 1973 it achieved the distinction of being the tallest tower in the world. It gained the kind of attention that was given to the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building because it too would break records and inspire greatness with its simple yet massive stature. It was also intended to have a social, ideological, political, and economic impact on the United States and the world, as well as that of its engineering aspects. For America it would proudly represent the power of its capitalist society. It would also be home to thousands of political and financial employees of the United States and nations that participate in trade with the United States. Port authorities in New York and New Jersey began contemplating building a World Trade Center in 1961; the same year JFK announced his intention to put man on the Moon by the end of the decade. Such noble ideas challenged current technological boundaries and managed to extend those walls further and further. The idea was the brainchild of none other than David Rockefeller, grandson of John D. Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil and became America's first billionaire. David Rockefeller's inspiration was to rejuvenate the face of Manhattan. The lower part of the island was the oldest area of ​​the city and had not seen the growth that had affected the central and upper areas. Before his work on the World Trade Center, David had done so by creating the Chase Manhattan Bank Tower. Its 60 stories were completed in 1961 in the Financial District and gave a new face to the Lower Manhattan skyline. David had begun planning and pushing for the creation of the World Trade Center in the late 1950s. His brother, Nelson Rockefeller, the current governor of New York, convinced the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York to review plans for the project. They had already begun planning a commercial facility.