Windows on the World restaurant objects
Description: Artifacts collected from Windows on the World, a well-known World Trade Center restaurant, include a bottle of champagne, dinner spoon, table lamp, champagne flute, soup bowl, salad plate, dessert plate, and coffee cup.

Context: The World Trade Center had a spectacular restaurant, Windows on the World, located on the 107th floor of the north tower with a conference facility on the 106th floor. Offering commanding views of the city, it was a popular destination with building occupants, tourists, and city residents (the restaurant served about 800 dinners nightly).

When the first hijacked plane crashed into the north tower at 8:46 am, the restaurant had regular breakfast patrons on the 107th floor and a conference for the Risk Water Group on the 106th floor. About 73 employees and an unidentified number of patrons died in the fire and building collapse.

	Interior view of restaurant Windows on the World was known for its elegant appointments and sweeping panoramic view of New York City.
	Soup bowl from the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World restaurant
	Bird’s-eye view of cup and saucer from the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World restaurant
	Dessert and appetizer plate from the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World restaurant
	Salad plate from the World Trade Center’s Windows on the World restaurant
	Benefit-dinner program Program cover from a benefit dinner held in Italy to help Windows on the World restaurant employees. Transcript: AMERICAN MEMORIAL
	"How did I get these if everything was destroyed during the collapse?" David Shayt September 11 Collecting Curator. Museum Specialist, Division of Cultural History

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