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A panoramic view of New York courtesy of the One World Observatory - sitting atop the recently-completed One World Trade Center built where the Twin Towers stood before they collapsed in the September 11 attacks.
At a height of more than 1200 feet, visitors can take in views of Lady Liberty, New York's famous skyline and the shores of Brooklyn and New Jer🌱sey---all from the tallest building in the Wes🔯tern Hemisphere.
Taking guests to the top are elevators called Skypods that zip to the 102nd floor in just💜 47 seconds, while playing a time-lapse video showing New York City's changing skyline from the 1500s to the present.
David Kerschner, of Legends, the company that operates the observatory, says visitors will be imꦏpressed.
"I think this is unlike any observation desk, any place in the world. Because rather than being just an elevator ride up, seeing the beautiful view and an elevator ꦜride down, we've created a 45-minute to an hour entertainment experience."
Legends expects the observatory to bring stiff competition to similar observation decks at Rockefeller Center and the Empire State buildin𓂃g, although Kerschner acknowledges that memories of September 11 may keep some guestꦐs away.
"I think everyone has to do what they think is right for themselves when it comes to that decision. I think that those that decide to come visit us will find that we leave them with the feeling of bold optimism for the future and a great feeling after they're here and they see the view all that we've done. But ofღ course I respect everybody's decision as to what action they should take."
The observatory opens to the general public on May 29 and already some 350,000 tickets have been sold or reserved - for an up-close look at a building that rose from the ruins of a tragedy.
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Vocabulary:
| panoramic (adj) | (of a view or picture) with a wide view surrounding the observer; sweeping | có tính chất bao quát |
| observatory (n) | a room or building housing an astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena | đài quan sát |
| collapse (v) | (of a structure) fall down or in; give way | sụp đổ |
| skyline (n) | an outline of land and buildings defined against the sky | đường chân trời |
| operate (v) | control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system) | vận hành |
| optimism (n) | hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. | sự lạc quan |
| tragedy (n) | an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, | thảm kịch |
Thanh Bình (Theo Reuters)