New York, May 2019
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I am on a business trip in New York. I use some spare time to walk from 45th street 3.7 miles down to One World Trade Center in splendid weather. I want to have the view from One World Observatory, want to visit the 9/11 memorial and the new train station.
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The walk
There is quite a walk ahead of me but the weather is brilliant and so is the city.
I pass the Chrysler Building
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Met Life Building and Grand Central Station
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Grand Central Station
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View back to the Chrysler Building
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Flat Iron Building ahead
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View back to Empire State Building
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One World Trade Center in a distance
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I pass a Ducati shop
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A Dainese shop on the other side
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Almost there I see the new WTC station
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One World Trade Center
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One World Observatory
The view is great but the reflections from the glas screens spoil the view.
Big video shows in the lobby
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Stories of the build process are being presented
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On the observation deck. Unfortuantely completely closed with glass windows
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Brilliant view to Manhattan
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Empire State Building
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Manhattan
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Chrysler Building
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Empire State Building, 432 Park Avenue and Chrysler Building
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A new condo building: 56 Leonard Street
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Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge
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View from the observatory to train station and memorial
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View to the harbor
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Liberty Island and Statue of Liberty
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Verrazano Narrows Bridge
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Staten Island Ferrry
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Video show in the elevator
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9/11 Memorial
A beautiful memorial to remember the terrorist attack to the towers of World Trade Center on 9/11 2001.
One World Trade Center
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Pools replace the former towers
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9/11 Memorial
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View into one of the pools
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The WTC train station
The train station was rebuilt in spectacular architecture
WTC station
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In the connecting tunnels
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Very organic structures
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The main hall
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WTC Station
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and in the end
I got big blisters. I take the subway on my way back.
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