National 9/11 Memorial
POSTED BY Chrystale Thompson
September 02, 2011
Ten years ago, our world changed forever -- a mark in history that can never be erased. There is an undeniable importance to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and unquestionable sense of hope at the World Trade Center site.
Instead of building two towers on the site, a peaceful and serene memorial takes their place. Landscape Architects PWP, designed The National September 11th Memorial commemorating the victims of the attacks at the Pentagon, at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the World Trade Center site, both on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993. The two gigantic voids – in the footprints of the Twin Towers – and surrounding forest of oak trees form the core of the rebuilt World Trade Center and provide a place for contemplation and remembrance within this revitalized urban center.
"The Memorial will be a constant reminder not only of what we have endured, but also of our ability to come together, in the wake of tragedy, with limitless compassion." - Joe Daniels
The memorial opens to the public Sept 11, 2011.
Links: PWP Landscape Architecture / 911 Memorial
Instead of building two towers on the site, a peaceful and serene memorial takes their place. Landscape Architects PWP, designed The National September 11th Memorial commemorating the victims of the attacks at the Pentagon, at Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the World Trade Center site, both on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993. The two gigantic voids – in the footprints of the Twin Towers – and surrounding forest of oak trees form the core of the rebuilt World Trade Center and provide a place for contemplation and remembrance within this revitalized urban center.
"The Memorial will be a constant reminder not only of what we have endured, but also of our ability to come together, in the wake of tragedy, with limitless compassion." - Joe Daniels
The memorial opens to the public Sept 11, 2011.
Links: PWP Landscape Architecture / 911 Memorial
