Empire State Building – „Independence Day“ – New York City, New York, USA
Posted by: matefreund
N 40° 44.930 W 073° 59.124
18T E 585653 N 4511370
In the movie „Independence Day“ aliens attack the earth and destroy the Empire State Building and Manhatten.
Waymark Code: WMWBHT
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2017
Views: 11
Storyline of the movie:
„On July 2, 1996, an enormous alien mothership that has one fourth the mass of the Moon enters orbit around Earth, deploying 36 smaller spacecraft, each 15 miles (24 km) wide, that take positions over some of Earth's major cities and military bases. On July 3, international leaders begin ordering individual counterattacks. Their aviation forces attack destroyer ships positioned above the ruins of the cities, but the ships are protected by force fields.“ On July 4, the humans fight back. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(1996_film))
The sequence of the picture:
On July 2, a big spacecraft take position over the Empire State Building in New York City. With a big and powerful laser the aliens destroy the beautiful building and Manhatten before the humans could fight back. At the picture you see the spacecraft at the top of the Empire State Building and also the beginning of the fatal laser.
The picture is taken from the W 34th Street next to the Empire State Building.
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