BLOG ARCHIVE 2011
NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY DAY 1
11/11/2011
9/11 memorials at Statten Island and Ground Zero
After arriving mid afternoon at the Flatotel on 52nd Street, conveniently located around the corner from Times Square, we dropped our luggage off and went to the Hard Rock Cafe for some much needed drinks and food. After visiting last year we were conscious of not repeating the locations we visited, so Friday was dedicated to visiting two 9/11 memorials, the first was at Staten Island which was one of the hardest hit communities on 9/11, losing more than 270 loved ones in the terrorist attacks on New York City that day. As a result, Staten Island needed its own memorial, a place for the loved ones of the victims to mourn and reflect, and a place for all visitors to remember those who lost their lives on that tragic day. Postcards from nearly 200 submissions. The solemn, yet uplifting design features
two thin structures resembling postcards, perhaps sent to lost loved ones. From afar, they
appear to be outstretched wings or a flower about to blossom. The sky was perfect with a pattern of clouds standing out from the deep blue sky.
In the afternoon we had an allocated time slot to see the 9/11 memorial which was situated at the heart of the twin towers. This is a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Centre site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon.
THE 9/11 MEMORIAL is located at the site of the former World Trade Centre complex, and occupies approximately half of the 16-acre site. The 9/11 Memorial features two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools, each about an acre in size, set within the footprints of the original twin towers. The site is an inspiration to everybody who visits and with the new towers being constructed around the memorial a real sense of hope as well for the future.
two thin structures resembling postcards, perhaps sent to lost loved ones. From afar, they
appear to be outstretched wings or a flower about to blossom. The sky was perfect with a pattern of clouds standing out from the deep blue sky.
In the afternoon we had an allocated time slot to see the 9/11 memorial which was situated at the heart of the twin towers. This is a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Centre site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon.
THE 9/11 MEMORIAL is located at the site of the former World Trade Centre complex, and occupies approximately half of the 16-acre site. The 9/11 Memorial features two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools, each about an acre in size, set within the footprints of the original twin towers. The site is an inspiration to everybody who visits and with the new towers being constructed around the memorial a real sense of hope as well for the future.
