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This incredible transportation hub at the World Trade Center was designed by famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
It is intended to resemble a bird flying from the hands of a child to bring a sense of hope to the site of a tragedy.
Vista exterior de la World Trade Center station, Nueva York, conocida como Oculus, de Santiago Calatrava (2016), con el Westfield World Trade Center al fondo.
The main station house, the Oculus, opened on March 4, 2016, and the terminal was renamed the World Trade Center Transportation Hub ( short from Wikipedia ).
The Oculus was positioned as part of the World Trade Center masterplan by Daniel Libeskind and designed by Santiago Calatrava. The structure’s white metal-clad steel ribs reach up and out in a monumental move symbolic of a hand releasing a dove.
The structure's orientation serves as a lasting reminder of the attacks of September 11, 2001. It is in alignment with the sun’s solar angles on each September 11, from 8:46 am, when the first plane struck, until 10:28 am, when the second tower collapsed. Its central skylight fits this alignment and washes the Oculus floor with a beam of light.
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The Oculus is the World Trade Center transportation hub in Lower Manhattan. The glass-and-steel structure, opened to the public in 2016, was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.