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At 74, Philippe ... unfinished Twin Towers and fastened a tightrope between the buildings before walking back and forth 1,300 feet high. He was then arrested. Through 19 scenes, Petit told the ...
The man featured in one of the most stunning images as he walked on a high wire between the iconic Twin Towers in 1974 has ...
when an 18-year-old street performer named Philippe Petit, waiting in a dentist's office in Paris with a toothache, came across an article about the twin towers, along with an illustration of the ...
Philippe Petit is famous for his high-wire performances, such as walking above Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral and between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. BBC News caught up with Mr Petit ...