Слайд 1Introducing
The New World Trade Center
MANUAL ADVANCE
Слайд 3THE NEW WORLD TRADE CENTER (WTC) COMPLEX OCCUPIES 16 ACRES;
CONSISTS
OF FIVE BUILDINGS NAMED BY THEIR NUMBER,
A MUSEUM,
A MEMORIAL,
A TRANSIT HUB AND A MALL.
Слайд 5This is a neighborhood reborn,
pulsing with energy offering a street-level
experience.
Слайд 6NEW YORK CITY’S NEW SKYLINE.
Слайд 8One World Trade Center opened for business on
November 3, 2014.
Слайд 9The 104-story building, 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.
Слайд 10One World Trade Center, the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere
and the fourth tallest in the world.
Слайд 11 There are 70 elevators in the building
Слайд 12ONE WTC offers 3 observation floors: 100,101 and 102.
Слайд 22Reverently installing the spire…
Слайд 24View from the highest point in Western Hemisphere
Слайд 25Overview of the site from the top of the WTC this
is looking south with 4 WTC visible in the upper left side of the image.
Слайд 27The West Point Civil Military Club visit the construction site
Слайд 282 World Trade Center
Also known as 200 Greenwich Street, this office
tower, designed by Norman Foster of London-based Foster + Partners, is slated to be 88 stories and 1,349-feet-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.
Слайд 304 World Trade Center
Designed 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.
Слайд 337 World Trade Center
Located 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.
Слайд 36GETTING THERE
Together 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.
Слайд 37The World Trade Center features direct, weather-protected access to 11 subways
& PATH trains, and most of the City’s bus and ferry lines.
Слайд 38
The stunning new WTC Transportation Hub was designed by Santiago Calatrava.
Слайд 39WESTFIELD MALL
The second Mall at the World Trade Center, currently under
construction, calls for roughly 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 single-level 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.
Слайд 40BROOKFIELD MALL
In 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.
Слайд 42Brookfield Place connects underground to the rest of the World Trade
Center and transportation hubs.
Слайд 43MUSEUM
911 Museum
Almost 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."
Слайд 44911 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM
A 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.
Слайд 45911 MUSEUM
9/11 Museum
9/11 Museum
9/11 Museum
Слайд 53The 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.
Слайд 549/11 Memorial
The 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.
Слайд 55Water cascades down the sides and disappears into a second recessed
area, the bottoms of which cannot be seen from the plaza..
Слайд 57The memorial opened to victims' families on September 11, 2011 and
to the public the day after.
Слайд 61Tickets were previously needed to visit the memorial, but after the
surrounding barriers were removed this spring, the public can now just walk in off the street.
Слайд 65It is open at night and completely open to the public.
Слайд 70The End
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