Oculus and WTC Towers - New York Black and White Architecture Photography
Free worldwide shipping · Made to order & shipped from a lab near you · Arrives in ~5–8 days (US) · Damaged? Free replacement.
Santiago Calatrava's white-ribbed Oculus crouches between the glass towers of the Financial District, downtown Manhattan's strangest and most beautiful piece of new architecture rendered in fine-art monochrome. Completed in 2016 as the centerpiece of the rebuilt World Trade Center transportation hub, the structure cost roughly $4 billion — about twice its original budget — and was meant to evoke a bird released from a child's hands. Every September 11 at 10:28 a.m., a skylight running the length of the hall opens to align with the moment the second tower fell. Black-and-white strips the surrounding glass to pure geometry and lets the white ribs do their own work — Calatrava's creature among rectangles.
Materials
- Fine Art Poster — Giclée print on 200 gsm (80 lb) FSC-certified paper, 12-colour pigment process, smooth matte finish.
- Museum-Quality Matte — 250 gsm (100 lb) uncoated off-white archival paper. Heavier stock and a warmer tone than the Fine Art Poster.
- Canvas — Printed canvas stretched over an FSC-certified slim wood frame. Ready to hang, no glazing.
- Fine Art Framed — White, Wood, Dark Wood — The Fine Art Poster mounted behind shatterproof plexiglass in a 12 × 22 mm solid wood frame. Ready to hang.
- Fine Art Framed — Black — The same print behind shatterproof plexiglass in a 10 × 22 mm aluminium frame. Ready to hang.
Sizes
- 12x18" (30 × 45 cm)
- 16x24" (40 × 60 cm)
- 24x36" (60 × 90 cm)
Printed to order and shipped from the production centre nearest you. Every size is offered at the photograph’s native 3:2 proportions, so the full frame is printed edge to edge with nothing cropped away.
Sizes & materials
Materials
- Fine Art Poster — premium matte poster stock, archival pigment inks.
- Museum-Quality Matte — heavyweight matte fine-art paper, rich detail, no glare.
- Canvas — gallery-wrapped on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang.
- Framed Poster — print set in a wood frame; choose white, natural, dark wood, or black.
Size guide (approx.)
- 8×10 in — 20×25 cm
- 11×14 in — 28×36 cm
- 16×20 in — 41×51 cm
- 18×24 in — 46×61 cm
- 24×36 in — 61×91 cm
Made to order — please choose your size carefully, as made-to-order prints can't be returned for a wrong-size choice.
Shipping & returns
Shipping — Each print is produced on demand at the partner lab nearest you (US, UK, mainland Europe, and 10+ countries), so it travels the shortest distance. Production 1–4 business days; delivery roughly 3–6 days in the US, UK & EU and 5–10 days rest of world, tracked. EU orders are produced within the EU, so no import duties apply.
Returns — Arrives damaged, defective, or not what you ordered? Email ingo@elfering.com within 30 days with photos and we'll send a free replacement — or a full refund if we can't replace it. Because every piece is made to order, we don't accept change-of-mind returns.
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