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Photos of the World Trade Center and the vicinity continue.

Photos will begin with H5 and continue with J5, K5, L5, O5 and P5. Hopefully, I have not forgotten any pages.



August 22, 2016



Page HHHHH



Oculus - white inside and out



East entrance/exit



The buildings in the area reflect off the
Freedom Tower



A close-up of the reflections



The dome like structure is the World Financial Center



The balcony.
One flight down from the entrance.



The stores in the mall



A close-up view of some of the stores



Here you can see the light entering the building through what I call the "backbone".



Connection to the subway



Entrance to PATH



Display at one of the stores



Artwork covering up the area that construction is still taking place.



The western entance/exit



More reflections



This, and next photo, show the reflections of other buildings on the side of the Oculus.



Above, diagrams of the lower floors. Eventually, all buildings will be accessed via the Oculus.

Below, all the buildings in the area. Some of the buildings are still being built.



Subway, World Trade Center, Liberty Park, Oculus - 10/19/2016



Page JJJJJ



Poster, Cortlandt Street Subway Station.



Murals, Cortlandt Street Station



124 Liberty Street
What the couple is looking at is next photo.







Dedicated to those who fell and to those who carry on



View from across the street



St. Nicolas Greek Orthodox National Shrine being rebuilt.



The shrine and stairs leading to Liberty Park



America's Response Monument



Explains what happened after the Twin Towers fell
"De Oppresso Liber" supposedly motto of the US Army Special forces. What's the translation? I found many - "To free the oppressed", "Of the oppressed free", "To free from oppression" and "To liberate the oppressed". You choose one.





View of area from Liberty Park





World Financial Center



Close-up



New Jersey





Look at the building with the crane. Closely.

You will see reflection of the Freedom Tower



South Reflecting Pool from Liberty Park.



From street level



Back to the Oculus



Soundscape coming soon



And everyone looks up!!



PATH trains



What looks like the ribs/tail of the Oculus



The Concourse between the World Tarde Center and the World Financial Center



Keeps changing showing ads. This one is a Pepsi ad.



Other examples





For lunch, I headed to my favorite burger joint, Burger King.

License plates from all over the country.

I counted 51. Liberty Street.



Back to the World Trade Center Area - October 30, 2016





October 30, 2016



Page JJJJJ



Paper cranes



Ford exhibit



The fiber optics in the display changes colors



Left, white. Above, bluish





Sold various electronics - headphones, players, etc. Part of the Soundscape



The northern wall of Liberty Park. These are actual plants.



Oculus & Observatory with Nilsa - November 10, 2016



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Nilsa, on train. Cell phone used



Nilsa in front of Oculus



Nilsa sitting on stairs in Oculus



The "spine" of Oculus



This, and next photo, selfies with Nilsa





Freedom Tower, 1 World Trade Center, and buildings close by



Taken from Liberty Park



Observatory, 1 World Trade Center - November 10, 2016



Page KKKKK



The Observatory - Decks 100, 101, 102.
Twin Towers? 107, South Tower



Today, while adding this photo, I noticed the two baseball fields!



Hard to see but South Pool is on the bottom left.
Liberty Park is almost center



Oculus, South Pool
Glare made it hard to take photos



Oculus



View of Manhattan. See East River?
To the right of that is Queens.



Uptown. Almost center, Empire State Building



PATH - Nilsa was surprised by the activity in the area. I reminded her it was rush hour.



Stairs leaving PATH trains area.



Back to the Oculus - December 16, 2016



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Concourse C



Same area, flash used



Ever changing ads, Concourse C



Westfield, name of mall in Oculus



Constant human activity



The beautiful light show inside the Oculus.



Sunset setting use to take this, and next photo.



Michelangelo's Exhibit, Oculus - June 27, 2017



Page OOOOO



To really get "Up Close", one had to pay a fee!!



Creation of Eve



Display in Concourse C. Constantly changing.



Basement of Freedom Tower. Display constantly changing. Showed those involved in construction of tower making comments.



Back to world Trade Center area - July 23, 2017



Page PPPPP



The "Up Close" exhibit was still up in July



National September 11 Memorial Museum



As of November 10, 2022, I have not yet set foot in this museum!! Don't ask me why.



Continued on New York - H-3



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