I was lucky enough to go with a friend in June of 2018…the Pools were/are stunning and cathartic, and the One WTC is sleek and gorgeous. I remember seeing some crazy clips of 9/11 on TV when I was only 10, but I don’t remember much else about that day besides my parents trying to shelter me; I’ve had kind of a morbid curiosity about it; however, my parents-as well as the Internet-later answered some of my questions about what happened that day, and I appreciate their knowledge! I want to return on the 25th Anniversary in 2 years and donate a drawing I did of the new One WTC draped in an American flag-and a world map honoring international victims as well-with the Twin Towers in the background in Heaven. 💔🇺🇸🙏🏽🗽🚕🍎🎭
The height makes me feel sick just looking at it so i can't even begin to imagine how those poor souls that had to make the decision to jump on September 11th must of felt looking round seeing life going on below them while at the same time wanting to live but knowing it was the end how horrific
It's something a lot of people don't consider, but I just wanted to add that the jumpers didn't all make a conscious decision to jump. We'll never know obviously, but while some probably jumped because of the fire, remember that when you saw a couple people at a window, there was a crowd behind them trying to get air, it's likely a lot of them got pushed because of the crowd movement, some also just slipped, tried to climb down, and so on. I don't think it was a conscious choice in most cases, even in the cases where it was, I don't know if I could call survival instinct a conscious choice. Not trying to correct you or be a jerk or anything, I just had this realization while rewatching footage last week, and just figured it could be worth keeping in mind how those poor people ended up jumping.
I recently came to the realization that the people who made the “choice” to jump, only would have done so at the very last millisecond and ONLY if they were 100% certain they were going to die. A healthy mind will not let anyone burn alive. I read a study that stated the air inside the impact zone, that WASN’T directly effected by fire was estimated to be between 350 to 600 degrees. Now imagine being near the fire. People in floor 107 (almost 10 floors above the highest level of direct impact), was stating how hot it was. This whole thing made me realize that these people probably felt relived as they so gracefully fell. One thing that gives me comfort is that falling from great heights in free fall (i have), is that after the first 3 or so seconds, the fear goes away and you feel like your floating. One man said he seen a womans face as she was falling and stated how much she looked at peace!
Hi, Thanks for the video! I'm an elementary schoolteacher, looking for something for my class to do with Legos--doing an architecture lesson (building a house) seems like kids would love! How many minutes can you foresee it would take kids to: plan/design, build their house? (I have time to fill, so the longer the better!)
Thank you for taking the time to watch! I think that is a great idea, the kids would love that. My recommendation would be 90minutes. The first 30 minutes could be for planning, maybe drawing their lego house. and then 60minutes for creating it. For it to be attainable, the smaller the house the better. Maybe you could give them a small baseplate they could build off of. Additionally, having a class partner could promote collaboration. Just a few ideas. Hope this helps!
Heyyyaa! RU-vid recommended me this video on my feed and its really well presented! Kudos to the work that you're doing 😊 by the way I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts out of them. But I'm not really sure if it is the best time?
Who knows, if that lightning effect had gone back to the past and warned everyone, the Twin Towers would still be standing today and that big day would never have happened.
I can see why some people are anxious about going up there being that a huge terrorist atrocity took place on the site decades ago but you have to remember that the odds of this happening ever again are very, very thin. Airport security is ridiculous now, the building itself is reinforced with a concrete core that’s so thick nothings going through that fucking thing. There are more core fire stairs in place, better emergency exit awareness and huge air con units that are capable of dissipating the smoke away from upper floors, lift engine rooms that are likely strategically in place on different floors to prevent any of them not working in the event of floors being destroyed.
Went in November always wanted to visit and to pay my respect an absolutely gorgeous building and amazing views Newyork should be proud of what you have achieved thanks for a fantastic time ❤
these buildings often apears to be at rest , allways have a line of symmetry , symmetrical structures often convey the idea of certainity , power , conviction and authourity . thier uniformity and compelte balance produces an orderly sense of beuty
I'm scared one day similar will happen to the CN tower here in Canada :( never visited there and I also never visited it like the twin towers. So sad things like this happen the twin towers were so beautiful I love the new one too though it kind of reminds me of some buildings in Dubai the structure i wonder if they took inspiration
Great question: There are 2 memorial pools that are placed at the exact footprint of the original two towers. The new tower is built adjacent, just to the north.
@@JM_Architecture Ohh I see thank you that's a good idea they didnt built it where they use to be but near. Memorial pools are a great idea I wish they could do a small above ground pond nearby too for visitors to see. Have you visited the old towers or the new one i never got to see the twins but my mom had her first date with my dad years before this I want to visit the new one one day was born in America but grew up in canada
It's kind of terrifying seeing almost the exact same view that the victims of the twin towers also saw before they jumped. Personally I'd feel very unsettled being in this building even though it's a lot safer design.
