Two 1-acre (4,000 m 2) pools with the largest man-made waterfalls in the United States comprise the footprints of the Twin Towers, symbolizing the loss of life and the physical void left by the attacks. The waterfalls are intended to mute the sounds of the city, making the site a contemplative sanctuary.

Their design features twin waterfall pools surrounded by bronze parapets that list the names of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. The pools are set within a plaza where more than 400 swamp white oak trees grow. The Memorial opened on September 11, 2011, 10 years after the 9/11 attacks.

Located at bedrock of the World Trade Center site, seven stories below the Memorial, the Museum’s core exhibitions allow visitors to learn about the history of 9/11 where it happened, at the very foundation of where the Twin Towers once stood.

Set within the footprints of the original Twin Towers, each pool is approximately 1-acre in size. The names of every person who perished in the terror attacks of February 26, 1993 & September 11, 2001 are honored in bronze around the twin Memorial pools. VISIT OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

The Memorial Plaza is a public space filled with swamp white oaks and features the Memorial Glade, a small clearing dedicated to the men and women of the rescue and recovery effort; two reflecting pools with waterfalls in the footprints of the Twin Towers; and The Survivor Tree, a Callery pear tree that was damaged but survived the September 11 ...

The 9/11 Memorial Museum invites visitors to learn about the history of the 9/11 attacks and 1993 World Trade Center bombing at the site where the Twin Towers once stood.

A ferry ride from Ground Zero is the Staten Island September 11th Memorial, dedicated to the residents of the borough who died in the WTC attacks. Located on Staten Island waterfront, the work, entitled Postcards, points directly towards where the Twin Towers once stood.

Apr 10, 2024 · Located in the area where the Twin Towers once stood, the 9/11 Memorial is the most poignant part of Ground Zero. The 9/11 Memorial in New York City features two reflecting pools that are almost an acre in size and have the largest man-made waterfalls in North America.

The Twin Towers were the centerpieces of the World Trade Center complex located in Manhattan, New York City. At 110 stories each, 1 WTC (North Tower) and 2 WTC (South Tower) provided nearly 10-million-square feet of office space for about 35,000 people.

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum was constructed on the former site of the Twin Towers, two 110-storey buildings designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the 1960’s and also known as the North and South Towers.