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Image courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Image courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Official name: Permanent World Trade Center PATH Terminal
Also known as: World Trade Center PATH Station
Formerly: Hudson Terminal
Built:
2005- 2009
Cost: $2,220,000,000
Designed by: Santiago Calatrava
Type: Transportation Facility
Maximum height: 150 feet / 46 meters
Maximum width: 330 feet / 101 meters
Location: Church and Vesey Streets
City: New York
State: New York
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nother signature Santiago Calatrava piece. The World Trade Center Transit Hub combines light and soaring architectural elements with the need to move tens of thousands of people each day in safety. The wings of the building bear a striking resemblance to the work Calatrava did for the Milwaukee Art Museum, which now bears a pair of bird-like wings that move with the sun. The New York project's ribbed canopy is similar, but this time called an "oculus." It is 330 feet long, and supports panes of glass which curve and soar above the main hall, creating a space much like a cathedral. In fact, entry to the building puts pedestrians at a balcony level, looking at the expanse of space above and below them, helping reinforce the magnificence of the space. Just like in Milwaukee, these wings will move as well, but instead of being merely decoration, they will be able to open up about 30 feet wide and allow the sun and air in on nice days.
While Santiago Calatrava has earned the benefit of the doubt, early renderings of this building make it look less like a magnificent transportation center than a giant dead fish with its glistening skin and ribs bleaching in the sun. Of course, in spite of technological advances, few buildings end up looking like their renderings, so we remain hopeful that Calatrava will deliver another masterpiece.
> The hall will feature a hanging American flag recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center's twin towers. The 8-foot by 12-foot flag used to fly in the plaza of the World Trade Center. It was buried under rubble for three days before being recovered. It has since flown over Yankee Stadium, the SuperDome in New Orleans for the Super Bowl, and at the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
> This building will provide connectivity between PATH trains; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, E, J, M, R, W, and Z subway lines; the World Financial Center, Hudson River ferries, and the Fulton Street Transit Center.
> The main hall will be 80 feet tall.
> Though it's only expected to serve 50,000 people each day when it opens, this station has been designed to handl up to 250,000 people per day.
> $1,900,000,000 of the cost is being paid for with federal tax dollars.
> Santiago Calatrava says the design is inspired by the crown on the Statue of Liberty. Architecture critics have compared it to a winged dinosaur, a dead fish, and an armadillo.
> January, 2004 - Santiago Calatrava's original plan for this building is unveiled.
> July 28, 2005 - A revised plan is presented to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Uses less glass, more structural redundancy, and more safety elements.
> September 6, 2005 - Groundbreaking.
> 2006 - Anticipated start of construction.
> December, 2009 - Anticipated public opening.
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