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Any who take a trip to New York would be well served making a quick trip to the World Trade Center site. Nothing but a big hole exists there now, though the contruction work associated with the new Freedom tower is now on-going as of my last visit in August 2006.
No matter how many times I visit, I am always moved to go there and pay my respects. The makeshift memorials that pop up all around the area are amazing. The offerings that the survivors have left are a poignant reminder of what happened there. Remnants of what was taken on that day. Every piece is a story. Every flower a hero who was lost.
On the fences around the site are plaques with the names of the fallen. As a 9/11 survivor, this place will always be special in my heart. Though it's been five years since that day, I still break down everytime I go there. I hope it moves you as it moves me. Address: World Trade CenterDirections: No one will ever forget where it is.
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Its funny...we woke up super early today ready to start our first day in the Big Apple and borrowing a map from our friend, headed off into the unknown! I dont know how other people feel about it, but since the terrorists hit NY and London, I dont always feel completely relaxed being in those places, just hoping that they wont strike again when Im there. So we jumped on the metro and headed downtown. We were sure according to the map that Ground Zero would be very close to where we were standing. There was construction going on all around us and we really were a bit confused as to why we hadnt seen a huge big gaping hole in the ground yet. And then we DID!!! But it wasnt half as big an area as I thought it was....in fact, it wasnt very impressive at all. I know that sounds a little odd that i would want something which was generated from something so atrocious to be a good tourist spot, but at the end of the day I thought I was going to be amazed.
We just stood there for a good 15 mins looking around at all the other buildings towering over the hole and images played in my mind of the news clips I saw from that day with people running in terror...it really must have been a very frightening moment not knowing where to go. It was a beautifully sunny but cold day and the whole area looked very impressive. Leave a Comment Directions: Get off the subway at 'Chambers Street' which is on the 1,2 and 3 line and walk south for a little while.
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Since the 9/11 attacks I've been to the World Trade Center twice. Though I'm not an American, each visit provides a very somber moment. I truly do not believe that one can fully contemplate how enormous this attack was, not only on the structures themselves but on the psyche of the American people.
Do go, but observe a respectful silence while you're there. If you'd like to see a satellite view of the World Trade Centre site then click here. Leave a Comment
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We were not too sure what to expect at Ground Zero.
We took a bus there and walked around the area for a while, taking it all in. The area is abuzz with activity, from construction workers, to tourists milling around the fringes of the area, to construction vehicles.
When you see how tall the current surrounding buildings are there, and double their size, you realise just how huge the Twin Towers actually were!
The enormity of what happened that fateful day hit us both again. There is such evil in the world.
We spotted the lovely old church, St Pauls', alongside Ground Zero that played a pivotal role in helping those affected on 9/11… it is a beautiful old building, in stark contrast to the much larger and sleeker modern buildings all around it.
With the area having a flurry of activity it takes the sombreness of the place away. We left, feeling the better for having been there and having got a better insight into 9/11. Leave a Comment Address: Ground Zero, Lower ManhattenDirections: By Subway: 2, 3 to Park Place 1,9,4,5 and A to Fulton St-Broadway Nassau 6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall E to Chambers R to Cortlandt Street
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I had no intention of going to Ground Zero - because I consider it to be a graveyard and its a place to be respected....but I had to go by it to get to the store Century 21.
I didn't like it.....had tears in my eyes just thinking about "that day" and all the lives affected - what made it worse? The T-shirt sellers, the tourists taking photos and worst of all people selling photos in flip albums of the two towers burnin.- it breaks my heart that people are making money over such a tragedy in such poor taste.
Needless to say I didn't take a photo of the area. For those of you who are curious - it's all fenced off and resembles a construction site.
For those of you who are planning to go - please have some respect. Leave a Comment
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Ok, maybe this sounds weird to have it as a must-see, but to me it really is.
Everyone knows what happened on 9/11, everyone saw the images, everyone felt the grief. But standing there really had a big impact on me.
No fringes, no big American flags, just people thinking about this dreadful day and how it was possible that such a terrible thing has happened.
From that day on, everything changed.... Leave a Comment
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St. Paul's is a tiny little church that miraculously survived the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Inside is a memorial to the days and months following 9/11, when the chapel served as a relief station and support center for the thousands of firemen, policemen, and volunteers. It is a very moving set of exhibits that really shows the "unwavering spirit" of all those who came from all over the world to help.
Besides St. Paul's rather sad recent history, it's got plenty more; St. Paul's Chapel is Manhattan's oldest public building in continual use, having been completed in 1766. It's also the only colonial-era church left in Manhattan. A highlight is George Washington's pew. George Washington worshiped here on Inauguration Day, April 30, 1789, and attended services at St. Paul's during the two years New York City was the US capital.
But the ancient past has given way to the very recent, and St. Paul's is now devoted almost solely to 9/11, which is certainly understandable. Leave a Comment
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The World Trade Towers as everybody knows, are no longer there since that day of Madness. For whatever reason you still feel drawn to the site, which in itself has become a tourist attraction.
People go there for differernt reasons, but all who do are surely reminded of one of the greyest days in modern history.
the picture that accompanies this description is all that remains of the Trade towers which has all been cleared away and the base is now ready to be built on again. Leave a Comment
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As we walked around the financial district, I found myself wanting to see the World Trade Center site. Although I never got to see the Twin Towers, everything I saw on TV after the September 11 attacks on New York City left little to the imagination. What people now refer to as "Ground Zero" will soon have a second life, as five new buildings are in the process of being built on the site. Once it is completed, the 1,776 foot tall "Freedom Tower" will become New York City's tallest building. A memorial, called "Reflecting Absence", and a museum are also under construction. For the moment, the names of all 9/11 victims can be seen on pannels, and there is an atmosphere of deep respect and solemnity about the place which I found quite moving. Leave a Comment Directions: At the corner of Dey St and Church St, Lower ManhattanWebsite: http://www.wtc.com
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It is difficult to find the words to describe how you feel when you are standing at the site of this devastation.
There are reminders as you look around of the people who died there and also of the acts of bravery by so many people.
GOD BLESS AMERICA. Leave a Comment
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