Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with East Hampton recreation

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with East Hampton recreation

Philippe Petit was just 24 years old when he walked a high wire strung between the Twin Towers in Manhattan. Thursday, aged 64, he reconstructed the stunt.

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

Aug. 7, 1974: Philippe Petit walks tightrope between World Trade Center's Twin Towers

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

45 Years Since Philippe Petit's High-Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

Philippe Petit, Man on Wire, tackles the National Building Museum at 73 - The Washington Post

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

After Twin Towers high-wire act, Philippe Petit walked above Hess's in Allentown – The Morning Call

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

Man on Wire' Philippe Petit still risks it all at 73

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

After Twin Towers high-wire act, Philippe Petit walked above Hess's in Allentown – The Morning Call

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

After Twin Towers high-wire act, Philippe Petit walked above Hess's in Allentown – The Morning Call

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

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Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

After Twin Towers high-wire act, Philippe Petit walked above Hess's in Allentown – The Morning Call

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

After Twin Towers high-wire act, Philippe Petit walked above Hess's in Allentown – The Morning Call

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with East Hampton recreation

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

Philippe Petit, Man on Wire, tackles the National Building Museum at 73 - The Washington Post

Man on Wire celebrates 40th anniversary of Twin Tower high wire walk with  East Hampton recreation

Man on Wire remembers twin towers