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World Trade Center is a terminal station on the PATH system, within the World Trade Center complex in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. Located at 70 Vesey Street near the site of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M)'s Hudson Terminal, which opened on July 19, 1909. In 1961, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bought the bankrupt H&M system, rebranded it as PATH and redeveloped Hudson Terminal as part of the World Trade Center. During construction it was torn down, replaced with the World Trade Center station and re-opened on July 6, 1971. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, a temporary station opened in 2003 while the World Trade Center complex was being rebuilt. Work on a permanent station building commenced in 2008. The main station house, the Oculus, opened on March 3, 2016, and the terminal was renamed the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, or "World Trade Center" for short.
The $4 billion Oculus, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, called for an above-ground station house with curved supports that extended outward, like wings. These wings would run the length of the concourse, which would run from Church Street in the east to the PATH station under Greenwich Street in the west. A skylight would run the length of the building which was originally designed to open to increase light and ventilation. The Oculus was built to maximize the effect of the autumnal equinox rays. On the actual anniversary of the attacks, the skylight would open for 102 minutes to commemorate the duration between the time the first tower was hit and the collapse of the second tower.
Calatrava described the original design as representative of "a bird being released from a child's hand". However, Calatrava's original soaring spike design was scaled back because of security issues. The New York Times observed in 2005 that the "bird has grown a beak” and that because of the new security features, the station might "now evoke a slender stegosaurus more than it does a bird". The design was further modified in 2008 to eliminate the opening and closing roof mechanism because of budget and space constraints. The interior contains two underground floors, which house part of the Westfield World Trade Center mall.
[Image description: A black and white image taken from the middle of the west end balcony overlooking an entirely empty concourse with the east end balcony perfectly centered as the curved supports symmetrically balance both ends of the photograph at 10:52 am on Monday March 30th 2020 the 11th day of quarantine due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.]
Canon EOS 5D Mark ii, f.22, 1/13, 16mm on Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens, ISO800, Handheld
New York City is one of the most amazing places on the planet. It has and always will capture the imagination of people all over the world. I am lucky enough to be a true native of several generations on the tiny cluster of islands. There are always new discoveries to be made. Everything changes so drastically and so often that the city you grew up in 30 years ago is no longer the city you live in today. As a photographer I hope to capture the city as it is during my time within it and share it with everyone; for I know that what I see now will not last.
Want to give your room a pop? Or need a gift for someone? This fine art photograph is for you!
PRINTING
Printed on Canon A3 semi-gloss 13”x19” paper. Actual image size on paper is 11”x17” with a 2” white border on all sides. The 8 color Canon Pro-100 Printer produces stunning colors with archival inks.
Please note that frames are not included, the image above allows you to experience what the prints look like in a real life settings.
World Trade Center is a terminal station on the PATH system, within the World Trade Center complex in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. Located at 70 Vesey Street near the site of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M)'s Hudson Terminal, which opened on July 19, 1909. In 1961, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bought the bankrupt H&M system, rebranded it as PATH and redeveloped Hudson Terminal as part of the World Trade Center. During construction it was torn down, replaced with the World Trade Center station and re-opened on July 6, 1971. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, a temporary station opened in 2003 while the World Trade Center complex was being rebuilt. Work on a permanent station building commenced in 2008. The main station house, the Oculus, opened on March 3, 2016, and the terminal was renamed the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, or "World Trade Center" for short.
The $4 billion Oculus, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, called for an above-ground station house with curved supports that extended outward, like wings. These wings would run the length of the concourse, which would run from Church Street in the east to the PATH station under Greenwich Street in the west. A skylight would run the length of the building which was originally designed to open to increase light and ventilation. The Oculus was built to maximize the effect of the autumnal equinox rays. On the actual anniversary of the attacks, the skylight would open for 102 minutes to commemorate the duration between the time the first tower was hit and the collapse of the second tower.
Calatrava described the original design as representative of "a bird being released from a child's hand". However, Calatrava's original soaring spike design was scaled back because of security issues. The New York Times observed in 2005 that the "bird has grown a beak” and that because of the new security features, the station might "now evoke a slender stegosaurus more than it does a bird". The design was further modified in 2008 to eliminate the opening and closing roof mechanism because of budget and space constraints. The interior contains two underground floors, which house part of the Westfield World Trade Center mall.
[Image description: A black and white image taken from the middle of the west end balcony overlooking an entirely empty concourse with the east end balcony perfectly centered as the curved supports symmetrically balance both ends of the photograph at 10:52 am on Monday March 30th 2020 the 11th day of quarantine due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.]
Canon EOS 5D Mark ii, f.22, 1/13, 16mm on Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens, ISO800, Handheld
New York City is one of the most amazing places on the planet. It has and always will capture the imagination of people all over the world. I am lucky enough to be a true native of several generations on the tiny cluster of islands. There are always new discoveries to be made. Everything changes so drastically and so often that the city you grew up in 30 years ago is no longer the city you live in today. As a photographer I hope to capture the city as it is during my time within it and share it with everyone; for I know that what I see now will not last.
Want to give your room a pop? Or need a gift for someone? This fine art photograph is for you!
PRINTING
Printed on Canon A3 semi-gloss 13”x19” paper. Actual image size on paper is 11”x17” with a 2” white border on all sides. The 8 color Canon Pro-100 Printer produces stunning colors with archival inks.
Please note that frames are not included, the image above allows you to experience what the prints look like in a real life settings.
World Trade Center is a terminal station on the PATH system, within the World Trade Center complex in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. Located at 70 Vesey Street near the site of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M)'s Hudson Terminal, which opened on July 19, 1909. In 1961, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bought the bankrupt H&M system, rebranded it as PATH and redeveloped Hudson Terminal as part of the World Trade Center. During construction it was torn down, replaced with the World Trade Center station and re-opened on July 6, 1971. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, a temporary station opened in 2003 while the World Trade Center complex was being rebuilt. Work on a permanent station building commenced in 2008. The main station house, the Oculus, opened on March 3, 2016, and the terminal was renamed the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, or "World Trade Center" for short.
The $4 billion Oculus, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, called for an above-ground station house with curved supports that extended outward, like wings. These wings would run the length of the concourse, which would run from Church Street in the east to the PATH station under Greenwich Street in the west. A skylight would run the length of the building which was originally designed to open to increase light and ventilation. The Oculus was built to maximize the effect of the autumnal equinox rays. On the actual anniversary of the attacks, the skylight would open for 102 minutes to commemorate the duration between the time the first tower was hit and the collapse of the second tower.
Calatrava described the original design as representative of "a bird being released from a child's hand". However, Calatrava's original soaring spike design was scaled back because of security issues. The New York Times observed in 2005 that the "bird has grown a beak” and that because of the new security features, the station might "now evoke a slender stegosaurus more than it does a bird". The design was further modified in 2008 to eliminate the opening and closing roof mechanism because of budget and space constraints. The interior contains two underground floors, which house part of the Westfield World Trade Center mall.
[Image description: A black and white image taken from the middle of the west end balcony overlooking an entirely empty concourse with the east end balcony perfectly centered as the curved supports symmetrically balance both ends of the photograph at 10:52 am on Monday March 30th 2020 the 11th day of quarantine due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.]
Canon EOS 5D Mark ii, f.22, 1/13, 16mm on Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens, ISO800, Handheld
New York City is one of the most amazing places on the planet. It has and always will capture the imagination of people all over the world. I am lucky enough to be a true native of several generations on the tiny cluster of islands. There are always new discoveries to be made. Everything changes so drastically and so often that the city you grew up in 30 years ago is no longer the city you live in today. As a photographer I hope to capture the city as it is during my time within it and share it with everyone; for I know that what I see now will not last.
Want to give your room a pop? Or need a gift for someone? This fine art photograph is for you!
PRINTING
Printed on Canon A3 semi-gloss 13”x19” paper. Actual image size on paper is 11”x17” with a 2” white border on all sides. The 8 color Canon Pro-100 Printer produces stunning colors with archival inks.
Please note that frames are not included, the image above allows you to experience what the prints look like in a real life settings.