The Marriott World Trade Center opened in April 1981 as the Vista International Hotel. It was damaged by a terrorist bombing in 1993, and although the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey considered demolishing the building, they decided to repair it.

However, the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers destroyed most of the hotel. It was decided that the hotel would not be rebuilt as part of the post-2001 plans and the land was given over to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

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