THE OCULUS - WORLD TRADE CENTER TRANSPORTATION HUB
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Huge train station like a white phoenix that flies away, home to many luxury stores and some restaurants.
No fewer than 11 subway lines stop (via crosswalks) in this huge station, named Oculus, which is also a station for commuter trains. The station itself has existed since 1909. It was razed to the ground and rebuilt in 1971 as part of the huge World Trade Center construction project, before being destroyed again in 2001, this time as a result of the September 11 attacks. While part of the station was partially reopened in 2003 to facilitate the commute of tens of thousands of New Yorkers, the Oculus architectural project, which includes a shopping mall and numerous subway stations, was not inaugurated until 2016. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the Oculus is supposed to resemble a bird flying out of a child's hands. In early drafts, the two wings were actually supposed to move (an idea Calatrava had already explored, since the Milwaukee Museum of Art, by his design, is similar to a white phoenix flapping its wings!), but as the project had already far exceeded its initial budget, this feature was abandoned. During its construction, the building was repeatedly the subject of controversy. At issue was its cost: $4 billion, paid for in part with New Yorkers' taxes. At the heart of the station is an immense 7,000-square-metre hall, all in immaculate white, housing a host of luxury boutiques and restaurants on two floors.
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