Oculus
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The Oculus is a striking, winged transportation hub and shopping center in Lower Manhattan designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, serving as the main transit hall for the rebuilt World Trade Center site.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| oculus | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
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building ⓘ shopping center ⓘ transit center ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| architect | Santiago Calatrava ⓘ |
| architectNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
futurist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Shopping malls in New York City
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Transit centers in New York City ⓘ World Trade Center (reconstructed complex) ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center
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| connectedTo |
Brookfield Place (New York City)
ⓘ
surface form:
Brookfield Place
Fulton Center ⓘ One World Trade Center ⓘ World Trade Center Memorial Plaza ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2004 ⓘ |
| contains |
public concourse
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restaurants ⓘ retail space ⓘ shopping mall ⓘ underground pedestrian connections ⓘ |
| function | main transit hall for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub ⓘ |
| height | approximately 160 feet ⓘ |
| location |
Lower Manhattan
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Manhattan ⓘ New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| material |
glass
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marble ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cathedral-like interior space
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large central skylight ⓘ winged steel ribs ⓘ |
| opened | March 2016 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf |
World Trade Center (reconstructed complex)
ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center complex
|
| serves |
Cortlandt Street–Church Street station
ⓘ
surface form:
Cortlandt Street subway station (BMT Broadway Line)
Cortlandt Street–Church Street station ⓘ
surface form:
Cortlandt Street subway station (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Fulton Center area connections ⓘ New York City Subway ⓘ PATH pedestrian network ⓘ
surface form:
PATH
World Trade Center station ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center PATH station
World Trade Center (reconstructed complex) ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center Transportation Hub
|
| symbolism |
bird in flight
ⓘ
dove of peace ⓘ rebirth of the World Trade Center site ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
oculus