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ChipsyKingFisher t1_je4tclt wrote

Reply to comment by Ancient_Return430 in Proposed new MSG by WatchesAndNYC

The oculus is an eye. It’s in its location because every year on 9/11 from 8:46am to 10:28am, the sun moves directly over the opening where the glass is and fills the oculus with light.

It’s a beautiful building, IMO. Most people I’ve met IRL seem to think so too but Reddit loves whining about it for some reason.

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down_up__left_right t1_je55fbp wrote

The real reason for the location is the Port Authority owns the land and used post 9/11 support to build a very expensive underground mall under the guise of rebuilding a PATH station that was destroyed on 9/11.

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crek42 t1_je73uo2 wrote

Reddit whines about everything. Doubly so in this sub.

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OIlberger t1_je4zgxk wrote

> every year on 9/11 from 8:46am to 10:28am, the sun moves directly over the opening where the glass is and fills the oculus with light

IDGAF

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