One World Trade Center

Que dire c’est la chose incontournable à réaliser lors de son voyage à new York .
Et si j’ai un conseil à vous donner, regarder l’heure du couché du soleil .
Par exemple moi pour le mois d’août 2015 j’avais su que le soleil ce couche pour 20h00.
J’avais donc décidé de réserve pour 19h30, afin de voir new York de jour, couche du soleil et la nuit .
Et je dirais même que cette observatoire est à voir en fin de séjour, il vous permettra de reconnaître facilement les différents points de new York .
Les pts positifs :
— une vue du 103 ème étage à 360 degrés à vous couper le soufflé .
— le prix reste correct
–une surprise mais ça je né vais pas vous la gâcher, vous verrez sur place .
–pas loin de la statue de la liberté, musée souvenir des anciennes tours …
Les pts négatifs :
— jusqu’à présent vous êtes obligé de réserve à avance le jour et l’heure de votre passage. (2015)
–un point restauration en haut de l’observatoire hors de prix
— les reflets sur les vitres pour prendre des photos

Can’t go outside. Over priced $ 33 EACH and CANNOT go outside. They make you stop at «stations» showing videos. As opposed to WHY you are up here. For the view! LOTS OF WAITING! Not good if you have a hard time standing.

It was a legendary view, but!!! The tourist hogged up the whole place! Nothing what I expected! I watched this place get built from the ground up! And i couldn’t wait to go to the top! It was cool when I had a chance to see new york from this height! I can literraly see this building from the furthest end of the Bronx to the furthest part of Brooklyn… and thats far ! trust me! God bless America and I’m glad we rebuilt ourselves! I painted a really nice twin towers memorial in City Island, bx, new york! back in 2001. I knew a few people in this tragedy! The mural is still up today! 15 years later! Now thats respect. Graffiti guys in the bronx will go over your art stuff in like a week! But this wall is here forever! New york represent! Go New york and the big comeback!

Que dire? A part WOUHAAA ! Une fois au sommet de la tour et que l’on peut admirer la vue de NY, on né peut être que scotché ! Sans parler de l’ascenseur qui est une attraction en soi, en effet, nous montons et découvrons en même temps l’évolution architecturale de la ville en même temps sur des écrans qui font la taille de la cabine. Lors de la descente, on a l’impression que celle-​ci sort du bâtiment pour tournoyer autour.
Le cout de cette visite n’est certes pas donné puisqu’il faut débourser 32 $ US mais c’est le tarif quelque soit l’immeuble au sommet duquel on veut monter, et je dirais qu’on n’est absolument pas déçu une fois que l’on y est !

Not much to say but every visitor to NY should come in and experience this. Once on top, you can see for a very long way. Lots of emotions in this building. Stop in.

Since One World Trade Centre opened, my partner & I have wanted to go visit the site. We absolutely loved the ⁹⁄₁₁ Museum as we thought it was such a just tribute, so thought that One WTC would be such a powerful observatory to compete with Empire State and the Rock.
We purchased our tickets online with priority entry and OMG I am so glad that we did. We probably skipped approximately 2 hours worth of lines.
The elevator ride & the presentation up the top (sorry, I won’t give away any surprises) was amazing with the visual displays. I do find it a little unfortunate that the staff have to cram everyone in like sardines as it makes seeing the visual effects so much harder to see and get the full experience. They need not be so greedy for ticket sales and allow people to get a enjoyable and less crowded experience.
The view up the top isn’t bad. They were good views, however I did tend to prefer the experiences at it’s competition uptown.
Also, the pricing to go up is probably a little over the top. But if you still want to go up, please pay more for the priority access.

Perhaps we were just unlucky. On a flying visit to NYC we pre booked our tickets for the latest towering view of the city. Well, this was the plan! Unfortunately the weather wasn’t in tune with us and, when we arrived for our allocated time, we were advised to rebook as there was zero visibility due to the cloud. We didn’t have the luxury of time so, after some shoulder shrugging and discussion, we opted to go ahead.
There was quite a bit of queuing along the way, interesting considering that many people were opting to rebook so we thought it was probably quite empty.
Walking in we passed through a number of film testimonies from the contractors who built the tower but there was nowhere to sit or even stop to hear these through. The overall effect was of snapshots of conversations rather than the whole story. The lift (elevator) ride could have been good if you could have seen the accompanying film show, but you couldn’t because of all the other people in what is fundamentally a tight space. At the top there was a BIG reveal of the view… we loved the applause (ironic?) when we saw the view awaiting us… a total cloud white out.
We saw a little bit of New York through the cloud, we avoided the hard sell of the audio/​visual guide. We disliked the obligatory photograph in front of a backdrop. surely an outdated ploy to get you to do end your money? We enjoyed the enthusiasm of the presentation we heard (more about pizza and cheesecake than the view!) but overall, we were underwhelmed by our visit. There are better places to look down at the wonders of this city.

The views!!!
I was fortunate to be part of the Instagram crew to occupy private floor and run around with other nutcases equipped with pro cameras on top of One World Observatory.
Quick — less than a minute — elevator ride, and spectacular views of the city open up for you.
It’s 360 degrees, so you will see it in all of its glory, from GWB to Brooklyn & Verrazano, from Chrysler Building to Williamsburg Towers…
We first walked in during daylight hours — you can see every detail of this incredible city called New York from here.
As night hours darkened the scene, you catch beautiful colors of sunset over Jersey side, and then City lights up in amazing display of sparkles! All buildings, bridges, highways — but also all street lights and cars just add to this…
Prior to us going up to observatory I had time to explore grounds — and while some parts are still under construction, being here makes you awe-​struck.
I never get enough of this city, even after all those years…
«See Forever»

Apparently the safest building in the world in terms of structural design, it is a wonderful addition to the skyline. Obviously the Twin Towers can never be replaced, yet this gleaming beauty does justice to the skyline and again provides an icon to downtown Manhattan. A must see in person.

Incredible panoramic views of the city.
You go up an elevator, which I actually expected to look out as you go up. But, you watch a screen the shows the development of New York City over the past few decades. It was pretty cool. But, when you’re squished in an elevator it’s hard to get the whole image.
Once you get off, you can walk around and see a 360 view of the city and nearby states. The views were amazing. We went around sunset in August, it was great.
There are some dining and grab and go options. You have the option to rent an iPad that details specified locations that you’re looking at. Example: if points exactly where the Empire State Building is and its nearby landmarks. Pretty cool.

We bought tickets online in advance, so got a time to show up. Now even with this, there is still an extensive wait, due to the necessary security protocols. But it ran as well as it could. It didn’t help that we went on a Saturday afternoon with perfectly clear conditions. Walking by the next day in a slight rain, there was no line, of course.
The elevator ride that shows you the view you would see through time was excellent. When you get out, there is a bit of a talk about a tablet you can buy to point out the landmarks, which we didn’t do.
The observation level itself is a great opportunity to walk around, get right up close to the windows and check out the whole city around you, seeing far off sites like the Palisades, planes taking off from JFK, etc. — except for one area that is blocked off. A tour guide stands in this video screen circle thing and talks about different landmarks, and it totally blocks off a whole area of viewing and causes a backlog of crowds. I would rather ditch the bulky circle screen and the tour guide, and open up the area for better viewing. Could they move the tour guide podium/​video screen to the center of the room instead? Minus one star for this, but it is otherwise a very well-​run operation. 3.5−4 stars.

I made sure to stop at One World Trade Center while visiting NYC. The 9 – 11 memorials are beautifully constructed. There are a lot of people at the memorial paying respect. The new building has breathtaking views. It’s located next to the memorial site. This was a very humbling experience for me. I witness this tragedy on television but words cant describe visiting in person. I’m glad New York is bringing this area back to form.

A wonderful attraction.
A wonderful development on what is such a sad location. But they pay tribute to the fallen towers and victims wonderfully with the two pools. Take a moment there.
Tickets bought online and printed out, without any fuss or queueing we were at the elevators. Wow and what a trip that is. Amazing that something that is usually as mundane as a lift can be so exciting.
At the top, the introduction to the view is pretty awesome. FairPlay to them, they know how to impress.
Onto the viewing level proper, it was just breathtaking. Totally worth the entrance fee. We even stopped off for a drink. A drink with the best view in the world: NYC at the start of sunset.
A must see on any trip to New York.

I believe it would be tough to write an honest review about such a historic and emotionally touching spot, but I will be as honest as I can and say this place really touched me in so many ways.
I went to NYC for the very first time with my fiancé this past summer and we did so many of all the wonderful tourist-​tastic things. We made sure seeing Ground Zero was on our list before we left and sure enough we did stop by. We did not get to go inside World Trade Center, unfortunately, as time was thin, but we spent well over an hour seeing just the outside parameter of what is now a forever memorial. That was enough for me that day anyway, as it had us both tear-​eyed and feeling very patriotic, something that really takes a lot for me to feel.
I looked around and saw so many others with the same emotions that day, and although I personally did not know anyone who was lost or even family or friends of someone who was lost on that horrific day, I did connect with them all just as everyone around us did. A sight every American and every human race member should see; as tough and emotional as it may be.

Now, the tallest building in Manhattan, NY. The building itself is beautiful and located right by the ⁹⁄₁₁ Memorial site. The entrance to the One World Trade Center observatory is on West St by Vesey St. The twin towers was still better when I was here in 1991 and too bad my husband never got to see it.
The tour price per adult is $ 32 but well worth it. You go through certain rooms showing you the history of ⁹⁄₁₁. You are routed to where you take pictures of your group. At the end, they offer you two background settings for $ 30; too pricey for me. The elevator takes you about 100 floors up. On the observation deck gives you an awesome 360 view showing you all of Manhattan, New Jersey, Staten Island and Brooklyn. They do offer a small shop for souvenirs and bathrooms up there.
The observatory desk is crowded with many tourist and expect it to be warm inside. There is barely any seats around for all. We stayed and found a spot to stay for awhile looking at the views to make sure we got our money’s worth from the entrance fee… Haha
My only small grip here is because I love taking pictures, there is glass obstructing my pictures reflecting the background of the crowds. My pictures didn’t turn out too great. Too bad they did not have an outside deck but I am sure it would have been super windy! It is still worth it to come here. Definitely recommend!

Went at sunset, but would have rather gone in the daytime for pictures. The flash reflects of the glass so you can’t get as good of shots, especially with all the people around because you can see reflections from everyone. Great graphics in elevator and the show before you head out, highly recommend the experience. They don’t include the ipads that tell you what each building is, I think their a $ 15 upcharge from your $ 26 entry. At least at Statue of Liberty those are included. You can see a full 360 view, there will just be a lot of waiting to get to the glass because there are always a lot of people up there.

This is a review on the restaurant in the observation deck.
$ 7 hot dogs, $ 12 beers = all worth it for the experience.
Advice: go thr 30 mins prior to sunset, the city literally lights up right under you. Best light show in town :)

There’s really not a whole lot to add which other five-​star reviews haven’t already eloquently laid out. I dismiss anything other than 5-​stars as irrelevant. I suspect you do too. I mean, do you really need to even Unilocal this?
I’m not going to waste your time. You’re interested in visiting it, right? — Well then, come on. You can either visit it virtually (online) which is fine if you can’t come in person, or you can come in person. Either way, this is an important visit. Way more important, in my opinion, than having visited the twin towers prior to the great tragedy.
Visiting THIS is remembering what happened, seeing our collective resolve (first-​hand), and being part of the ongoing and overall defeat of the scourge that struck us on 9÷11÷2001.
p. s., The views are also very good.

One of my favorite parts of the trip. I would definitely recommend purchasing tickets online, they accept mobile tickets. I purchased our tickets while waiting in line for the ⁹⁄₁₁ museum just a short walk away. The elevator ride to the observatory was really fun, it showed how NYC has grown throughout history. It also had a show of the skyline before it introduced you to the view. It really beautiful and I’m glad I got to go.
The quality of the souvenirs in the gift shop is a little questionable, the shot glasses I was looking at (metal) all had weird scratches on them. So I’d say make your souvenir photos of the view!

It’s not the Twin Towers. It doesn’t come close to replacing the Twin Towers. And while it may a towering symbol of hope and perseverance, it is also a sad symbol of compromise and sterility.
We owed it to the victims and their families to do better than this.

I was very fortunate to obtain preview tickets to the One World Trade Center observatory before it’s grand opening on May 29^th. To enter the tour area you go through an entrance specifically set aside for this purpose. When you go in there is a ticket booth and then you head downstairs to a security check area. It’s very similar to airport security complete with a full body scanner and X-​ray machine. You do not however have to take your shoes off. Be warned, like a plane you cannot bring liquids in (lots of people were disposing of bottles of water).
Once you enter it goes from a very bright setting to a very dim one as you are greeted by a GIGANTIC screen that gives you information about the building including how many visitors have been there and from where. From there you go through a hallway that has bedrock embedded in the walls with a video discussing construction of the building. You can actually reach out and touch the rock which is cool. From that section you wind up at the elevators.
The observatory is on the 102^nd floor, so to get you up there you wind up taking elevators that are among the fastest in the world. My ears popped three times! Never mind that however because on the way up the elevators put on an amazing show. Yes that’s right, the *elevators* put on a show. Every wall in the elevator is really an LCD screen tied to a presentation. As you go up it is as if you are moving through the history of New York City (complete with a year counter in the corner) and you see the city rise up around you as you go up. If you’re afraid of heights this may not be for you but I thought it was amazing.
Once you exit you are ushered into a long room with a big screen. A video about New York City is played for you and then suddenly the entire screen lifts up and you are greeted with the sky! It’s a very dramatic presentation and everyone clapped and gasps were heard throughout the room. It was a gorgeous presentation. After that my group was let loose to explore.
There are two floors were you can drink in views. The 102^nd floor is the highest, but the floor below is also great for views. You can get some amazing pictures but be warned if it’s foggy (as it was the day I went) your views will be limited. All that said, there is nothing like seeing New York City from so high up. Even better, you can walk around in a circle to get views in all directions. On one side you’ll see the Brooklyn Bridge, on another you see New Jersey. The word breathtaking barely does the view justice.
A neat feature is the «Sky Portal», a platform where screens below show you the street scene below you, simulating what it would look like if you were floating high above the city. it was super fun.
There is also a series of LCD screens arranged in a circle to facilitate a presentation about New York City run by the staff. No matter who you are the presenter makes you an «honorary New Yorker» which is cute. Near that display is the gift shop. The prices aren’t cheap so if you’re going to shop there get ready to burn some cash.
There are rest rooms for folks to use and they were clean and well maintained. Staff is constantly in maintenance mode here so that is hardly a surprise.
When you take the elevator down gives you a completely different presentation which is cool to see and yes, your ears will pop again.
This was a great experience, but be warned there’s a $ 32 price tag per person to get in so budget accordingly. Still, if you love New York City (or amazing views) you owe it to yourself to experience this at least once in your life.

I recently took advantage of the opportunity to see One World Observatory prior to its actual opening. I was excited from the second I chose my tour time. Everything here is very organized, the entrance is separate from the employee entrance (which is smart) and there is staff EVERYWHERE to help you along the way. I promise you cannot and will not get lost. Once you’re inside, you go down the escalator, they check your ticket, and you go through TSA-​type security. Be prepared to take off your belts and empty your pockets!
Once you’re through security, you wait for the elevator that everyone has been talking about. It’s no joke. You get to the 102^nd floor in a matter of seconds and on the way up you see the city being built from farmland to what it is today. Your ears will also pop at the end. The 102^nd floor has a small theater where you watch a quick visual of NY today and there is a little surprise at the end (I won’t give that away). You eventually make your way down to the 100^th floor which has 360 views, meaning you can see the city, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Lady Liberty, etc etc. Tons of photo ops on all the floors! Even though it was overcast when we went, you could still see pretty far out.
There is also the Sky Portal which you can walk on. It looks like you could fall through at any moment so it’s a bit of a mind f*ck but it’s awesome nonetheless. There is also a restaurant and a gift shop (which I disagree with but whatever). If you want to see a beautiful building and experience pretty much all of NYC, you should definitely come here once it opens on May 29^th. Also the video in the elevators going down IS totally different and if you typically experience motion sickness, this might not be for you. Overall, a fantastic way to spend an hour or two.

Das Ding ist einfach riesig. War schon 2013 hier, als es noch im Bau war. Jetzt ist es fertig und die ersten Mieter sind eingezogen. Von weitem glitzern die Fassadenteile fantastisch. Geschmackssache sind die Glasfassade der ersten Etagen.

Seit dem Richtfest am 10. Mai 2013 ist das «One World Trade Center» das höchste Gebäude der USA und das vierthöchste der Welt. Seit Anfang November 2014 ist das Bauwerk fertig gestellt worden und die ersten Mieter sind in die Büros eingezogen.
13 Jahre sind mittlerweile nach den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September 2001 vergangen und das Gebäude soll die Wunde am Ground Zero schließen. Aufgrund des Unglücks hat der Turm einen extra Betonkern und einen 57 Meter hohen Betonsockel erhalten. Damit kann das Gebäude möglichen Terroranschlägen aller Art standhalten.
Im kommenden Frühjahr werden dann auch Besucher den einzigartigen Ausblick auf New York genießen können. Dann wird die Aussichtsplattform in den Etagen 100 bis 102 eröffnet. Der Eintritt soll zwischen 26 und 30 Dollar liegen und soll demnächst bekannt gegeben werden. Damit sollen die 3,8 Milliarden Dollar zum Bau des Wolkenkratzers wieder teilweise refinanziert werden.
Das «One World Trade Center» hat insgesamt 104 Stockwerke und wurde in Anlehnung an das Gründungsdatum der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika genau 1776 Fuß hoch gebaut. Es sieht schon von weitem wirklich beeindruckend aus und von der Nähe einfach nur gigantisch.
Ich bin gespannt, wie die neue Aussichtsplattform von den Touristen angenommen wird. Sicherlich eine ganz tolle neue Perspektive von Lower Manhatten die Aussicht zu genießen.