There was no emphasis on the attacks of September 11th which we thought was very positive as the Memorial and Museum do an amazing job of this already It was interesting to learn about the feat of engineering of the building itself and the process of building such a colossal skyscraper in the modern-day and age. The video montage was great and really gave us the feeling of the OWTC being a new beginning. The One World Trade Center “gave back to New York what was taken from her” But in the end, you couldn’t be more proud.” Building inspector Mark Becker compares the building of the tower to raising a child: “It takes a lot of strength and patience. He was referring to the former World Trade Center. Construction worker Thomas Mehalick said: “I’m working on the same thing my father worked on in the first one: the steel supports”. The videos show how the people who helped in its construction, have taken this to heart. The One World Trade Center “gave back to New York what was taken from her”. They helped build the highest building in the western hemisphere. You get to hear the stories and personal accounts of the engineers’ architects, and construction workers.
Construction of One World Trade CenterĪfter the welcome center, you get to experience a walk-through video montage called Voices. The live counter of how many visitors had been admitted to the OWTC was also a nice touch. For example, German visitors were greeted with a picture of the Steuben Parade (the festival for German-Americans) and visitors from France with an image of the Statue of Liberty. Your country of origin lights up on a huge globe, and also an image of the special connection between the United States and your home country. After having your ticket scanned, you are greeted in your native language. The welcome at the Global Welcome Center was very unique.
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We spent another 5 minutes waiting here, however, due to free wifi in the building we all passed the time surfing the web on our phones. Shortly after being admitted to the building escalators took us up to the security checkpoint, which was similar to what you would expect at an airport. Here is the link to tickets for One World Observatory. This way you can delay your visit if something gets in the way or the weather isn’t ideal. If you are booking your tickets some time in advance, I would recommend a flexible ticket just in case. We had opted for a regular fixed time ticket, meaning that even if the building had been shrouded in clouds we would not have been able to change our entry time. One important thing to note is that you really have to be lucky in case the weather doesn’t play along.
I would therefore strongly suggest purchasing a priority ticket, especially if you are planning to go on a weekend.
We were informed that it was often this empty at 9:00 am on a weekday. According to the staff, however, this was due to the time of my visit. Our wait time was less than 2 minutes – the waiting line for those with standard tickets was just as short by the way. When we arrived at the One World Observatory we were able to join the separate queue for priority tickets. On our last visit, we bought a priority ticket with a fixed entry time and had a print out of the e-ticket with us. How long does it take to visit One World Observatory?
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