"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." ~ Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States of America
(Photo/Flick/John Cudworth)
(Photo/Michael Mahesh)
About One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center recaptures the New York skyline, reasserts downtown Manhattan’s preeminence as a business center, and establishes a new civic icon for the country. It is a memorable architectural landmark for the city and the nation, and connects seamlessly to the city with linkages to an extensive underground transportation network. Extending the long tradition of American ingenuity in high-rise construction, the design solution is an innovative mix of architecture, structure, urban design, safety, and sustainability.
The tower is a bold icon in the sky that acknowledges the adjacent memorial. While the memorial, carved out of the earth, speaks of the past and of remembrance, One World Trade Center speaks about the future and hope as it rises upward in a faceted form filled with, and reflecting, light. This tower evokes the slender, tapering triangular forms of great New York City icons such as the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building and replaces almost one quarter of the total office space lost on September 11, 2001 in a single building.
As the tower rises from a cubic base, its edges are chamfered back, resulting in a faceted form composed of eight elongated isosceles triangles. At its middle, the tower forms a perfect octagon in plan and then culminates in a glass parapet whose plan is a 150-foot-by-150-foot square, rotated 45 degrees from the base. Its overall effect is that of a crystalline form that captures an ever-evolving display of refracted light. As the sun moves through the sky or pedestrians move around the tower, the surfaces appear like a kaleidoscope, and change throughout the day as light and weather conditions change.
Note: One World Trade Center description obtained from http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-world-trade-center/98
As we take this Sunday, 09/11/2016, to reaffirm our faith, appreciate our families, live and enjoy the American experience, take a moment and thank the almighty Creator for this wonderful country, The United States of America. As diverse as it is and with some of the problems that we have, our resolve is as absolute as ever. Our best just keeps getting better and our best is yet to come. Before you go to bed tonight and close out your day, say a prayer for our servicemen, our first responders and all of the American citizens that work so diligently to insure that the American Dream continues to live on.
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America The Beautiful (Below): World Trade Center, Twin Towers, NY City, NY, sunrise, 09/11/2001.
(Photo/Flick/John Cudworth)
America Under Siege (Below): World Trade Center,Twin Towers, NY City, NY, Morning of 09/11/2001.
(Photo/Reuters/Sean Adair)
America The Resilient (Below): Back Bigger And Better Than Ever, Financially, Mentally, Morally and Politically. Never Giving Up, Never Giving Out And Never Giving In. We're Winners And It's In Every American's DNA. We Strive On Being The Beacon Of The World. American Ingenuity And American Resolve At It's Best.
(Photo/Michael Mahesh)
About One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center recaptures the New York skyline, reasserts downtown Manhattan’s preeminence as a business center, and establishes a new civic icon for the country. It is a memorable architectural landmark for the city and the nation, and connects seamlessly to the city with linkages to an extensive underground transportation network. Extending the long tradition of American ingenuity in high-rise construction, the design solution is an innovative mix of architecture, structure, urban design, safety, and sustainability.
The tower is a bold icon in the sky that acknowledges the adjacent memorial. While the memorial, carved out of the earth, speaks of the past and of remembrance, One World Trade Center speaks about the future and hope as it rises upward in a faceted form filled with, and reflecting, light. This tower evokes the slender, tapering triangular forms of great New York City icons such as the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building and replaces almost one quarter of the total office space lost on September 11, 2001 in a single building.
As the tower rises from a cubic base, its edges are chamfered back, resulting in a faceted form composed of eight elongated isosceles triangles. At its middle, the tower forms a perfect octagon in plan and then culminates in a glass parapet whose plan is a 150-foot-by-150-foot square, rotated 45 degrees from the base. Its overall effect is that of a crystalline form that captures an ever-evolving display of refracted light. As the sun moves through the sky or pedestrians move around the tower, the surfaces appear like a kaleidoscope, and change throughout the day as light and weather conditions change.
Note: One World Trade Center description obtained from http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-world-trade-center/98
As we take this Sunday, 09/11/2016, to reaffirm our faith, appreciate our families, live and enjoy the American experience, take a moment and thank the almighty Creator for this wonderful country, The United States of America. As diverse as it is and with some of the problems that we have, our resolve is as absolute as ever. Our best just keeps getting better and our best is yet to come. Before you go to bed tonight and close out your day, say a prayer for our servicemen, our first responders and all of the American citizens that work so diligently to insure that the American Dream continues to live on.
America The Beautiful:
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain! America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain! America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
May God Bless You And May God Bless The United States of America.
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