Time-Lapse video shows New York City skyline through the centuries

Cody Olsen Jul 5, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h2><p>A time lapse video made by Legends Hospitality, shows an elevator rising from underground to the top of the One World Trade Center Observatory. The elevator ride shows the construction of the New York City skyline as buildings fade in and out of existence, starting in year 500 and finishing</p></h2>
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            <p>A time lapse video made by Legends Hospitality, shows an elevator rising from underground to the top of the One World Trade Center Observatory. The elevator ride shows the construction of the New York City skyline as buildings fade in and out of existence, starting in year 500 and finishing in 2015.</p><p>The Observatory atop One World Trade Center opens May 29th.</p>
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A time lapse video made by Legends Hospitality, shows an elevator rising from underground to the top of the One World Trade Center Observatory. The elevator ride shows the construction of the New York City skyline as buildings fade in and out of existence, starting in year 500 and finishing in 2015.

The Observatory atop One World Trade Center opens May 29th.

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By Cody Olsen

Cody Olsen was an editorial intern with Crosscut. He has a degree in Political Science from WWU, a passion for Journalism and a love for making movies on the side. This past summer he spent a few mont