World Trade Center Memorial Plaza and Memorial Museum (Ground Zero)
Address:
"World Trade Center".
Ground Zero.
Liberty St, West St, Vesey St
& Church St. New York
Memorial Plaza
The construction started in 2006 and various buildings open at different times. Memorial opened on Sep 12, 2011. Freedom Tower is scheduled to be finished 2013.
The National September 11 Memorial
"WTC Memorial" is open since 12 Sept 2011. It is located at the site where the World Trade Center was. It´s a memorial to the victims of the terrorist attack on Sep 11, 2001 (air raid in World Trade Center's two twin towers and attack the same day in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania) and February 26, 1993 (a bomb in the garage of the World Trade Center). The site honors those who died (close to 3,000 people), those who risked their lives to save others, those who survived and those who have shown their support.
The area is at ground level and is approximately 8 acres. There are two large pools with a waterfall in each pool. The pools are located where the The Two Towers (Twin Towers) was. Around the area you will pass a lot of trees that are watered from below. All names of persons who died in the attack are engraved in the pool's walls.
You must order a visitors pass to enter.
The entrance is free.
To get into the WTC Memorial, you need a visitor pass. You need to apply for a specific day and time. We recommend you to get this pass before you go to New York, waiting times can sometimes be several months. Do not bring big bags, small is fine. Hold on tight to your visitor pass when it has to be displayed several times. NOTE! Bring your own passport so that you can identify who your are.
For those of you who do not order a visitor pass in advance might be lucky and get a ticket the same day, these you can order at the following locations:
Memorial Preview Site (at 20 Vesey Street) at Church Street, The NYC & Co. kiosk at City Hall and near the NY Water Taxi Booth at South Street Seaport.
The museum is being built and will open September 2012.
You see the building between the two large pools. The museum will honor each person who died and tell you each one's history. Photos of each person will also be put up.
The history of the World Trade Center will be presented and the idea is that everyone who visit the Museum shall think about and reflect about what happened. You can also see original parts from the towers.
9/11 Memorial Preview Site You can visit this site and learn more about the whole project around the WTC Memorial Plaza. Videos and pictures are presented. Admission is free. Address: 20 Vesey Street
World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial Foundationon
The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation is a so-called non-profit organization with the goal of building, developing and working with the construction of the memorial at the World Trade Center.
"World Trade Center Memorial Foundation" chairman is the mayor of New York, Michael R Bloomberg.
The history about the area around World Trade Center
Before the attack on Sep 11, 2001 the World Trade Center consisted of 7 buildings, and also 6 areas below ground level. There were, the Twin Towers, Marriott Hotel, Port Authority Police and office buildings, etc. There were also a large shopping center and a parking lot.
The whole area was built between 1965-1974.
Approximately 50 000 people worked in the buildings, and beyond that 40 000 people passed daily in the area.
Some dates:
Memorial Museum - calculated to be finished Sept 2012.
Freedom Tower - calculated to be finished 2013. (also Reflecting Absence Memorial)
The New York City "Freedom Tower"
(the tower with the spire at the top)
Freedom Tower (or 1 World Trade Center) is being built in the area where the "World Trade Center" was and will be surrounded by the streets: Vesey Street, West Street, Washington Street and Fulton Street. The tower will consist of 102 floors and be 541 m high including the radio antenna. That will make it the tallest building in New York.
The construction began in 2006 and is expected to be completed 2013. The building will consist of office space, a restaurant and an observation deck, etc. At the site will also be a memorial place "Reflecting Absence Memorial", which honors the 2986 people who died here.
Did you know? The amount of oxygen produced from all the trees on the Memorial Plaza is as much oxygen as 108 people are using in a year.
World Trade Center Memorial
(WTC), New York October 2011
Here you see on of the two pools at the WTC Memorial, with some of the names of people who died on Sep 11, 2011.
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Memorial Plaza
The National September 11 Memorial 
The museum is being built and will open September 2012.
The history about the area around World Trade Center 
The New York City "Freedom Tower" 
