Oculus (World Trade Center Transportation Hub)
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The Oculus is a striking, winged transportation hub and shopping center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, known for its soaring white steel ribs and cathedral-like interior.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oculus (World Trade Center Transportation Hub) canonical | 2 |
| World Trade Center Transportation Hub Oculus | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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landmark ⓘ shopping center ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| architect | Santiago Calatrava ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neo-futurism ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| commonName | Oculus ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Fulton Center
ⓘ
New York City Subway ⓘ World Trade Center station ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center PATH station
|
| constructionStartDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| contains | Westfield World Trade Center ⓘ |
| cost | approximately 4 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor | high construction cost ⓘ |
| designedFor | natural light penetration ⓘ |
| feature |
large central hall
ⓘ
soaring white steel ribs ⓘ underground concourses ⓘ |
| function |
retail center
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transportation interchange ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicView | interior skylight and ribs ⓘ |
| height | approximately 160 feet ⓘ |
| interiorDescription | cathedral-like space ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location |
World Trade Center (reconstructed complex)
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center site
|
| materialUsed |
glass
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steel ⓘ |
| nearby |
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
9/11 Memorial & Museum
One World Trade Center ⓘ |
| officialName |
World Trade Center
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center Transportation Hub
|
| openingDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| operator | Port Authority Trans-Hudson ⓘ |
| owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf |
World Trade Center (reconstructed complex)
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center complex
|
| projectType | post-9/11 reconstruction project ⓘ |
| roofType | retractable skylight ⓘ |
| serves |
PATH
ⓘ
World Trade Center station ⓘ |
| symbolism |
bird taking flight
ⓘ
light and rebirth ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
art installations
ⓘ
public events ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cortlandt Street–Church Street station
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connectsTo
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Oculus (World Trade Center Transportation Hub)
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this entity surface form:
World Trade Center Transportation Hub Oculus