9/11 MEMORIAL
2024
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Large area dedicated to the victims of the attacks with 2 large pools offering free access at any time of day
The new towers of the World Trade Center frame the 9/11 Memorial, this large space dedicated to the victims of the attacks. It is the central element of the site. Opened on September 11, 2011, 10 years after the collapse of the twin towers, the Memorial consists of two large pools with interior waterfalls (North Pool and South Pool) where the names of all the victims of the 2001 and 1993 attacks are forever engraved on the walls of these two square bases, above the museum that pays tribute to them. There's about three thousand of them. Sad anecdote: sometimes you will see that a white rose has been slipped into the engraving of a name, it's a way to pay tribute to the victims whose birthday it is. It is not uncommon to see relatives gathering in front of one of the names. The perpetual movement of the water that falls into the basin and then rises again represents both the fall of the twin towers but also the cycle of life and permanent renewal. We don't forget, but we go on living. These two basins are located exactly where the two towers of the World Trade Center used to be. The memorial is now open to the public and you can visit it, free of charge, at any time of the day. Every September 11, the American president goes there and lays a rose before observing a minute's silence. Despite the tragic events that took place there, the atmosphere is not heavy but rather soothing. A magnificent place of meditation.
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Ici plus qu'ailleurs.
Les deux bassins sublimes à la place des deux tours. les noms des victimes, les drapeaux américains tout y est pour vous faire verser une larme.
C'est splendide, c'est sobre, c'est tout ce qu'il faut. Au pied de la nouvelle tour, extraordinaire, plus belle, plus haute, plus fière (visite à ne pas manquer!)
Je suis resté sans voix, mais le coeur empli d'émotion!
The 2 pools around which are inscribed the name of the victims, and the water flowing as endlessly are impressive.
Despite the noise of work around, you feel that it is really a place of contemplation.