{"id":7919,"date":"2012-08-12T12:47:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=7919"},"modified":"2012-08-12T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T18:31:33","slug":"the-911-memorial-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=7919","title":{"rendered":"The 9\/11 Memorial – NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Taking the subway downtown.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The new construction looks almost surreal.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Reflections<\/p><\/div>\n

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A tributary wall. Because of the construction going on, it was hard to get far enough away from it to photograph.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Construction<\/p><\/div>\n

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There was a lot of security to go through. Our tickets were inspected four times.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This was the only time a security agent ever questioned my key chain, which has an emergency seat belt cutter on it. Even with security, the line moved quickly.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s hard to believe it’s been more than 10 years.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The north pool, which is where the north Tower once stood. The Memorial’s water falls into a sobering center void.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The water seems to fall and fall.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Me and mom.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Memorial honors the 2,983 people who died on 9\/11\/2001 and 2\/26\/1993.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s quite overwhelming.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Our group — left to right, Bruce, Debbie, Terri (mom), MaryAnn, Harriet, and me.<\/p><\/div>\n

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1 World Trade Center being constructed which will one day be the tallest building in the U.S.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another view.<\/p><\/div>\n

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30-foot waterfalls, the largest in North America.<\/p><\/div>\n

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More reflections.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Building up.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another building.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The arrangement of the names are base on “meaningful adjacencies” that reflect where the victims were and the relationships they shared with others who also died that day.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Museum Pavilion will be the new WTC transit hub.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Me — yes, I’m\u00a0 happy to be sharing the day with mom, sister, and friends, but it’s a humbling place.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another view.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A last look.<\/p><\/div>\n

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