A second international competition in 2003 asked for design proposals for a national memorial to honor and remember the men, women and children killed in the terrorist attacks of 9 11 as well as the bombing of the world trade center on february 26, 1993. I was in new york on september 11, 2001 for that reason alone the national 9 11 memorial has a special meaning and importance to me. The double check businessman new york, new york atlas. No american building project has been more closely watched than the 9 11 memorial in new york city. New yorks 911 memorial expected to attract up to 10,000. The national 9 11 memorial honors the almost 3,000 victims of the terrorist attacks on the world trade center on september 2001 as well as the bombings of february 1993. The film paints an intimate portrait of one days visitors to the 9 11 memorial and the ways grief, curiosity and everyday life mix and coexist. Located at the world trade center in new york city, the 911 memorial museum tells. Three years ago, the first pieces of the grand plan. Even if you cant manage to book a trip with us, there are quite a few. The 911 memorial museum serves as americas principal institutio. The 8acre park is a supremely contemplative sanctuary, composed of a grove of nearly 400 white oak trees, and the largest manmade waterfalls in the united states. In this video i visit the 911 memorial and museum located at ground zero in new york city. Located at the world trade center in new york city, the 9 11 memorial museum tells the story of 9 11 through media, narratives, and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts, presenting visitors with personal stories of loss, recovery, and hope.
Map with the location of the 911 memorial in new york city and the nearby attractions and hotels. In fact, visiting the 911 memorial is one of the best free things to do in nyc. Official book of the national september 11 memorial describes the tree as a. As for the rest of the complex, a new tower at 7 world trade center, rebuilt on the site of a 47story building that was the last to collapse on 9 11, opened in 2006. A reader responds to an oped about the quotation that was chosen to be inscribed on a wall at new york citys 9 11 memorial. This book chronicles the story of september 11 and the memorial, which is dedicated to the memory of all those killed in the terrorist attacksin new york city, at the pentagon, near shanksville, pennsylvania, and in the 1993 world trade center bombing. The two pools of the national 911 memorial are exactly in the same spot as the twin towers once were. More than 66,000 people applied for visitor passes to the. How new york city is remembering 9 11 from cnn s forrest brown observers attend the september 11 commemoration ceremony at the 9 11 memorial at the. About the memorial located on eight acres of the 16acre world trade center complex, the 911 memorial is a place of remembrance and contemplation within the bustle of lower manhattan. Two eightyfoot tall steel columns, known as the tridents, tower over the.
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