History:
On September 11th, 2001, at around 8:45 am, four American Airline planes were hijacked by followers of the terrorist group known as Al Qaeda and were targeted towards several states of the U.S. , two being struck at none other than the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center located in New York City. One of the planes had struck the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and the other crashed in Shank Ville, Pennsylvania. The first plane had struck the north tower while the second plane struck the south tower just mere moments after. The huge impact had created an explosion that completed covered the streets with a thick cloud of debris and dust.
Once the towers had fell and the dust clouds cleared, it was confirmed that 2,763 people had died in the fall of the twin towers with 10,000 injured and only 6 people leaving the towers unscathed. The 2,763 people also included the 343 brave firefighters and paramedics, 37 Port Authority police officers and 23 New York City police officers who were all involved in evacuating the workers from buildings. If that wasn't enough, thousands of people that were in the area were affected by the toxic fumes created by the fall of the towers, diagnosing most of them with cancers related to the events.
The 9-11 memorial is a place for tribute and remembrance to those who fell victim to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, at the world trade concert and the Pentagon. In April 2003, an international competition was held on deciding what design the memorial would take, which was launched by none other than the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. After reaching a total of 5,201 submissions from 63 countries, they had come to the decision of announcing a submission from architect Michael Arad and Peter Walker as the winning entry by January 2004. The memorial is located at 180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, where the former World Trade Center was located. The memorial contains the names of all 2,977 victims of the terrorist attack engraved in bronze on a panel near the pool.
The memorial also honors those who came to New York to help rescue those who were buried in the debris, people around the country, and the world who came to our aid. The memory of those who had fallen remains in the memorial and the events of that fateful day are engraved forever. The 9-11 Memorial also honors the people who became sick or have died from exposure to the toxins in the aftermath of the terrorist attack. Although it is widely known as the “9-11 Memorial”, the actual name of this landmark is “Reflecting Absence”.
The opening of the memorial was held on September 11th, 2011 which was actually 10 years after the tragedy. A Memorial Glade was made to honor the tens of thousands of men and women who were exposed to said toxins and the first responders who were on ground zero. A Museum was built below the Memorial Glade. The museum was previously known as the 9-11 Tribute Center, and the museum offers factual information about the events, videos, and artifacts that tell the story about those who were there and didn't come back.
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