"French high wire artist" . "1949Z"^^ . "Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: \u200B[filip p\u0259ti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist who gained fame in 1974 for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, on the morning of 7 August. For his unauthorized feat (which he referred to as \"le coup\") 1,350-foot (400-metre) above the ground, he rigged a 450-pound (200-kilogram) cable and used a custom-made 26-foot (8-metre) long, 55-pound (25-kilogram) balancing pole."@en . "1949-08-13Z"^^ . "Philippe Petit"@en . . . . . . "Petit, Philippe"@en . .