Oculus Roof Opens

It is the centerpiece of the world trade center transportation hub.

Oculus roof opens.

After 12 years of construction and constant delays it finally opened to the public on march 3 2016. For one day a year the oculus opens its eye to the sky the oculus is located in lower manhattan next to the former twin towers. Designed by famed spanish architect santiago calatrava the 4 billion building exceeded the original estimate by 100. Santiago calatrava s 4 billion world trade center transportation hub may be drastically over budget and years late but the project.

The roof opened at 8 46 a m. Weather permitting the oculus topping the stadium will spin open for sunday evening s game making its debut for the falcons nfl season home opener the atlanta journal constitution reported. Skylight of world trade center oculus will open each sept. Today coinciding with the time at which.

In total the wtc oculus is 350 feet long and measures about 75 000 square feet of retail space. Click the gear button in the top right corner of the window. Defy reality and distance with oculus. Learn more about rift rift s quest and go.

In a symbolic gesture the eye of the oculus is supposed to open every september 11th at 8 46 a m the exact time the first plane hit until 10 28 a m when the second tower collapsed and which. The roof was originally designed to mechanically open to increase light and ventilation to the enclosed space. Our vr headsets connect people and redefine digital gaming and entertainment. Since the hub finally opened in early 2016 the wings have parted in observance of the september 11th terrorist attacks.