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Introducing. The new world trade center. Brenda
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MANUAL ADVANCE2.
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THE NEW WORLDTRADE CENTER
(WTC) COMPLEX
OCCUPIES 16
ACRES;
CONSISTS OF
FIVE BUILDINGS
NAMED BY THEIR
NUMBER,
A MUSEUM,
A MEMORIAL,
A TRANSIT HUB
AND A MALL.
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This is aneighborhood
reborn,
pulsing with
energy offering
a street-level
experience.
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NEW YORK CITY’S NEW SKYLINE.7.
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One World Trade Center opened for business onNovember 3, 2014.
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The 104-storybuilding, a joint
venture between The
Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey
and The Durst
Organization, is
designed to be the
safest commercial
structure in the world
and the premier
commercial business
address in New York.
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One World Trade Center, thetallest skyscraper in the
Western Hemisphere and
the fourth tallest in the world.
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There are 70elevators in the
building
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ONE WTC offers 3 observation floors: 100,101 and 102.13.
THE NEW GLASS GIANT14.
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MOVING DAY AT ONE WTC16.
INSIDE ONE WTC17.
ONE WTC OBSERVATORY18.
OBSERVATORTY19.
ONE WTC PORTAL20.
100THFLOOR
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Reverently installing the spire…23.
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View from the highest point in Western Hemisphere25.
Overview of the site from the top of the WTC this is looking southwith 4 WTC visible in the upper left side of the image.
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The West Point Civil Military Club visit the construction site28.
2 World Trade CenterAlso known as 200
Greenwich Street, this
office tower, designed
by Norman Foster of
London-based Foster +
Partners, is slated to be
88 stories and 1,349feet-tall, which will
make it the second
tallest of the World
Trade Center buildings.
While foundation work
was completed back in
2013, it is unclear when
the building proper will
be finished.
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3WTC-Cover30.
4 World Trade CenterDesigned by Fumihiko Maki of
the Tokyo-based architectural
firm Maki & Associates, 4 World
Trade Center (150 Greenwich
Street) was the first building to
open in the new WTC complex.
It tops out at 977 feet and 72
stories, and the architecture
world absolutely loves the
design. One critic called it
“shimmering perfection," and
the American Institute of
Architects honored it in its
annual awards. Tenants, which
include the Port Authority.
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4WTC32.
68 th FLOOR VIEW FROM 4WTC33.
7 World Trade CenterLocated just north of
the World Trade Center,
7 WTC shares the
complex's name, but is
technically separate
from the 16-acre
development. Having
opened in May 2006, it
was the first tower
rebuilt after the attacks.
Standing 741 feet and
52-stories-tall and
designed by a team
from Skidmore, Owings
& Merrill, it sits on the
same site as the old 7
WTC.
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WTC TRANSPORTATION HUB36.
GETTING THERETogether with the new MTA Fulton Transit Center, coming and
going is fast & convenient. It’s the equivalent of having Grand
Central, Times Square and Penn Station all in one place.
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The World Trade Center features direct, weather-protected access to 11subways & PATH trains, and most of the City’s bus and ferry lines.
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The stunning new WTC Transportation Hub was designed bySantiago Calatrava.
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The second Mall at the World Trade Center, currently under construction, calls forroughly 365,000 square feet (33,900 m2) of retail space, which will once again make it
the largest shopping mall in Manhattan. Although the new mall will only be spread
over roughly one half of the original mall's footprint (due to the new space required for
the WTC Museum, the mall will be double-level, whereas the original mall was a singlelevel mall. Three additional levels will also exist above-grade on the lower floors of
Towers 2 and 3, and Tower 4 will house four above-grade levels.
WESTFIELD MALL
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BROOKFIELD MALLIn the shadow of One World Trade Center, the colossal skyscraper
in Lower Manhattan, lies a newly renovated luxury mall that hopes
to be a mecca for swanky shopping.
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BROOKFIELDMALL
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Brookfield Place connects underground to the rest of theWorld Trade Center and transportation hubs.
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911 MuseumAlmost entirely underground, the 9/11 Museum holds a number of artifacts and
exhibits connected to the site's history and the 2001 terrorist attacks. Artifacts in
the haunting, hallowed space include the Survivors' Staircase, FDNY fire
trucks, an ambulance, and the "last column."
MUSEUM
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911 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUMA tribute of remembrance and honor. Occupying eight of the 16 acres at the
World Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum are tributes to the past and
a place of hope for the future.
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911 MUSEUM9/11 Museum
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911 Museum47.
911 MuseumLady Liberty
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911 Museum49.
911 Museum50.
911 Museum51.
911 Museum52.
911 STEEL RETURNED TO WTC53.
The World Trade Center cross, also known as the Ground Zero cross,is a group of steel beams found among the debris of the World Trade Center
site in Lower Manhattan, New York City, following the September 11 attacks in
2001. This set of beams is so named because it resembles a Christian Cross.
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9/11 MemorialThe 9/11 Memorial is a large public plaza officially called "Reflecting Absence." It
features rows of trees and benches around two recessed pools, which sit in the
footprints of the Twin Towers.
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Water cascades down the sides and disappears intoa second recessed area, the bottoms of which cannot
be seen from the plaza..
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The memorial opened to victims' families onSeptember 11, 2011 and to the public the day
after.
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WORLD TRADE CENTER MEMORIALL59.
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Tickets were previously needed to visit thememorial, but after the surrounding barriers
were removed this spring, the public can now
just walk in off the street.
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It is open at night and completely open to the public.66.
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911 Anniversary Tribute69.
WTC MEMORIAL LIGHTS70.
The EndPresented by Brenda
Music Rocky Soundtrack