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New York’s new train station
Emblematic
On Thursday, March 3rd, 2016, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Lower Manhattan, officially opened to the public. The hub, dubbed Oculus, the closed all-seeing eye, has been erected over the Ground Zero to replace the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) train station that was destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. When totally finished, it’ll serve more than 200,000 commuters each day, making it the third largest transportation center in New York City.
Fascinating and symbolic
Designed by the renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the hub building, presenting an unusual architecture, does not leave indifferent and generates considerable commentary and public interest: white elephant, whale carcass, bird skeleton, hungry turkey, phoenix rising from the ashes and even a punk head with double Mohawk….the gigantic white steel structure provokes numerous comparisons around the world.
With this sculptural work evoking the image of a dove in flight, Santiago Calatrava wanted to convey “a symbol of peace and hope”.
Outside, the elliptical shaped building impresses with its imposing rib cage-like structure emerging from the ground. The 150 curved steel ribs, like skeleton wings, extend into the column-free 160 feet high (49 meters) and 365 feet long (111 meters) concourse evoking the appearance of a huge carcass. The spine of the building consists of a large, glass, retractable skylight that will open every September 11th.
For this impressive building Dillinger delivered about 1,600 t heavy plates in grades ASTM A709 HPS70W and A709 Gr.50 to the European steel constructors.
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