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The 9/11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance, honoring the 2,977 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing on February 26, 1993. Photo by Dan Winters About the Memorial The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is the country's principal institution concerned with exploring 9/11, documenting its impact, and examining its continuing significance. Honoring those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 attacks is at the heart of our mission. The Impact of Terrorism 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 is located at the World Trade Center site, the former location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. It is operated by a non-profit institution whose mission is to raise funds for, program, and operate the memorial and museum at the World Trade Center site.
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The Memorial opened on September 11, 2011, 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. Photo by Michael Hnatov The Design of the Memorial Memorial Pools The focal points of the Memorial are two pools, each nearly an acre in size, that sit in the footprints of the former North and South Towers. 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. The 9/11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance, honoring the 2,977 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing on February 26, 1993. Learn more Health and Safety Designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and officially opened in April 1973, the towers were very briefly the world's tallest buildings until surpassed by the Sears (now Willis) Tower in Chicago, which was completed in May 1973. ( See Researcher's Note: Heights of buildings .)
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The 9/11 Memorial is free and open to the public seven days a week, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Outdoor Memorial audio guides are available for purchase on site. Prices listed include all service fees. Museum tickets can be purchased up to six months in advance and include entry to all available exhibitions. Last admission is 90 minutes prior to closing. Learn Resources Digital Exhibitions World Trade Center History Two Towers (August 2001). Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum. Gift of Fernando Zaccaria. World Trade Center Facts and Figures When construction on the World Trade Center began in 1966, it was one of the most ambitious projects in size and scale ever conceived.
One of two reflecting pools at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City sits on the site of the former Twin Towers. The pools are framed by parapets engraved with names of the victims of the. It is composed to symbolize the damaged Twin Towers, made with two twisted iron girders that had been part of the WTC and salvaged from the Ground Zero wreckage. The Crazy Horse Memorial, South Dakota, has a 9/11 memorial dedicated to the victims and first responders of the attacks. It is located at the entrance of the Crazy Horse Tourist Center.
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The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is monitoring the current situation in order to provide a safe and healthy environment for all visitors and staff, and will continue to follow city, state, and federal safety precautions as needed. Learn more. Footer. Information about the 9 11 Memorial & Museum. Location. Remembering September 11 Every year on September 11, twin towers of light shine up to the sky in New York City in remembrance of the attacks. Photograph by Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.
