On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Philippe Petit will walk a highwire across the nave of St. John the Divine in New York City, the world's largest cathedral. "My love for magnificent places and ...

Philippe Petit will walk the Cathedral of St. John on 50th anniversary of WTC high-wire walk.Patrick McMullan via Getty Images See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walk between the Twin Towers of the World ...

It’s no small feat keeping hundreds of elementary school students still and silent for nearly ten minutes. That’s what high-wire artist Philippe Petit accomplished on Friday morning, as he crossed the ...

British director James Marsh, who, like Petit, lives in New York, is just the opposite. He is grounded and oozes intelligence and, well, taste, without self-consciousness. His personality is imprinted ...

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS -- French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is gearing up for the 50th anniversary of his historic walk between the World Trade Center towers. It is still considered the artistic ...

His stunning 1974 high-wire walk across New York City’s ill-fated Twin Towers was chronicled in the Oscar-winning documentary “Man on Wire” (2008), and again in the narrative flick “The Walk” (2015).

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Warning: Spoilers ahead In the summer of 1974 French highwire artist Philippe Petit gained notoriety ...

In the early morning of Aug. 7, 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit stepped off the ledge of the unfinished World Trade Center in New York City onto an inch-thick cable to start a high-wire walk that ...

The Walk tells the daring true story of Philippe Petit, a wire walker who made his mark in 1974 when he walked across the Twin Towers in New York City on a tightrope eight times, dangling for 45 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Philippe Petit will walk a highwire across the nave of St. John the Divine in New York ...