rain<\/a> forced him to finish his deed and turn himself in to the police officers who were waiting to arrest him.<\/p>The night of 6 August, Petit<\/strong> and their collaborators, divided into two groups, gained access to the rooftops of the the towers<\/strong> by means of the freight lift, carrying with him, among other things, a 200 kilogram cable to join the Twin Towers<\/strong> and an 8-metre bar for balance.<\/p>Using a bow and arrow, they set about the task of placing the cable in the right position, which they managed to do after several attempts, and then, hiding in an office, they waited until dawn to start the the feat<\/strong>At the same time as the construction workers were due to start work on the lower floors.<\/p>During his walking on the cable<\/strong> at an altitude of more than 400 metres; Petit<\/strong> wanted to entertain the people who were crowding down below. To do so, he greeted them with bows, lay down on the cable, danced and even got into conversation with a seagull that flew up to him.<\/p>At the end of the event, Philippe<\/strong> was arrested and brought to trial for lack of permits to perform this feat. However, due to the good public perception of this event, the charges were dropped and he was punished by performing a similar show, but at a lower height, in order to entertain the children of the city. This show was held at the Central Park<\/strong> and consisted of crossing Lake Belvedere<\/strong>. In addition, to Petit<\/strong> was granted a special pass that would allow him to have access to the rooftops of the Twin Towers<\/strong> for life.<\/p><\/span>The beginning of Petit<\/span><\/h2>Born in the French town of Nemours<\/strong>On August 13, 1949, the young man Philippe<\/strong> never showed much interest in academics, to the point that by the age of 18 he had already been expelled from five schools, and it was at that time that he decided to dedicate himself to studying the trades that caught his attention, thus becoming a true autodidact, even learning English, German, Russian and Spanish in this way.<\/p>Although the feats that made him known to the world were as a tightrope walker, Philippe Petit<\/strong> He also made his living as a magician, mime and juggler; performing on the streets for tourists, until he became passionate about the funambulism<\/strong>In the 1970s, he began to make a name for himself as a well-known tightrope walker by crossing the<\/strong> towers of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris<\/strong>.<\/p>From that event onwards he began to travel the world with his craft and performed in emblematic places in the countries he visited, one of the most famous acts was in the Sydney Bridge in Australia<\/strong>. In the meantime, he was still researching and planning how to realise the dream he had been pursuing, the crossing of the Twin Towers<\/strong>.<\/p><\/span>\"The Challenge<\/span><\/h2>This event was the inspiration for a film called \"The Challenge,<\/strong> under the direction of American director Robert Zemeckis, whose experience includes such famous films as \"Back to the Future\", \"Forrest Gump\" and \"The Castaway Man\". In making the film, Zemeckis based his work on the memoirs of Philippe Petit<\/strong> and in addition to being the director, he also participated in the writing of the screenplay along with Christopher Browne.<\/p>