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National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center « back
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The National September 11 Memorial opened to the families of the victims

World Trade Center Memorial October 2011
World Trade Center Memorial, October 2011 

 of the World Trade Center attacks on the 10th anniversary this year.  The solemn space where visitors can remember and honor the thousands of lives lost during the 2001 and 1993 terrorist attacks - was opened to the public on September 12, 2011. Work continues on the below-grade museum.

 


Summary

The memorial will have three levels below ground

Designed by Michael Arad and Peter Walker, the Reflecting Absence memorial consists of two voids on the sites of the twin towers' footprints. Surrounded by a forest of trees and lawn, each void will feature rings of cascading water falling into illuminated reflecting pools.

Adjacent to the two pools, a memorial museum will extend 100,000 square feet underground and will use artifacts and exhibits to tell the story of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993. Visitors also will be able to view a section of the massive slurry wall that held back the Hudson River during the attacks.

More than 400 sweetgum and swamp white oak trees will be planted in the Memorial plaza. They were chosen partly because each fall around 9/11 they will turn an array of colors -- the oaks turn amber, golden brown and pink; the sweetgums turn orange with some red, purple and gold. The Callery Pear tree -- the only surviving tree from the original WTC site -- was replanted on the Memorial Plaza in December 2010.

View a 3D model of the site: http://blog.national911memorial.org 


Daily Activities

*The following information was last updated on April 26, 2013.

  • Museum interior fit-out and artifact installation in underground space (opening tentatively slated for 2014)
  • Soil installation and tree planting in phases through 2013; more than 225 trees now on site
  • Utilities, waterproofing, and other activities underway
  • Both structural steel and facade installation is now complete at the above-ground Memorial Pavilion. Now working on interior fit-out.
  • Memorial reflecting pools and waterfalls commissioned in late August 2011
  • Bronze nameplate installation completed in June 2011
  • The "Survivors Stairway" was relocated to its permanent home in the underground Memorial in December 2008
  • Slurry wall reinforcement completed in spring 2009
  • 75% of Memorial Plaza opened on September 11, 2011

Contact Info

For more information about the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center, call (212) 227-7722 or click here.


Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation?
Q: How can I find a 9/11 victim's name at the WTC Memorial Plaza?
Q: How can I donate to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum?
Q: When was Reflecting Absence selected?
 
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