Ground Zero is now just a construction site. That's what everyone says, and it's true. However, it doesn't stop people from all over the world visiting the ground where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. The site is massive and there is a small exhibit of photos at an area where one can see the construction site on one side, and peek through man-made holes in the green canvas covering the other side. I felt a slight constriction in my throat, (despite my telling my friend Ginnie that I wouldn't get all emotional) knowing that almost 3000 people died here, and two iconic buildings crumbled into dust 7 years ago. This catastrophic event must affect everyone in some way...
An American flag flies in the wind with the names of all who perished listed on a board in the foreground.
A closer view of the construction site from the PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) station below ground level. Not many people know that you can get a better view of the site from here. It was a kind man we met on the subway who told us about it. This guy happened to live in Singapore in the 1980s!
The small exhibit draws a steady crowd. One of the boards has pictures of people grieving, and one of the rubble, but none of the twin towers upon impact or after.
Right next to the 'Tribute WTC Visitor Center' at Liberty Street (just a stone's throw from the small exbition space shown above) is the FDNY "10 House" a fully functional fire station which suffered "significant damage" after the Sept 11 attacks. It was re-opened in 2003 after a major repair and is home to the FDNY memorial wall, a 56 foot bronze relief sculpture. On one of its windows stands a photograph of firemen carrying an injured away.
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center is being built on the site where the original towers stood. 5 new skyscrapers are being built around the site, including the Freedom Tower, (the tallest building in the artist's impression) which has the address 1, WTC.
Ground Zero is now just a construction site. That's what everyone says, and it's true. However, it doesn't stop people from all over the world visiting the ground where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. The site is massive and there is a small exhibit of photos at an area where one can see the construction site on one side, and peek through man-made holes in the green canvas covering the other side. I felt a slight constriction in my throat, (despite my telling my friend Ginnie that I wouldn't get all emotional) knowing that almost 3000 people died here, and two iconic buildings crumbled into dust 7 years ago. This catastrophic event must affect everyone in some way...
An American flag flies in the wind with the names of all who perished listed on a board in the foreground.
A closer view of the construction site from the PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) station below ground level. Not many people know that you can get a better view of the site from here. It was a kind man we met on the subway who told us about it. This guy happened to live in Singapore in the 1980s!
The small exhibit draws a steady crowd. One of the boards has pictures of people grieving, and one of the rubble, but none of the twin towers upon impact or after.
Right next to the 'Tribute WTC Visitor Center' at Liberty Street (just a stone's throw from the small exbition space shown above) is the FDNY "10 House" a fully functional fire station which suffered "significant damage" after the Sept 11 attacks. It was re-opened in 2003 after a major repair and is home to the FDNY memorial wall, a 56 foot bronze relief sculpture. On one of its windows stands a photograph of firemen carrying an injured away.
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center is being built on the site where the original towers stood. 5 new skyscrapers are being built around the site, including the Freedom Tower, (the tallest building in the artist's impression) which has the address 1, WTC.
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