Honoring those who died on September 11, 2001 is a painful challenge. This index will take you to pictures and resources for 9/11 memorials across the USA.
Communities across the globe have created small monuments and memorials honoring the souls who lost their lives on 9/11/01. A modest 9/11 memorial in Natick, Massachusetts is a long way from the vast National 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, yet it shares the same message.
Memorial Architecture and Art: Reactions to Terrorism
Nearly every town in the USA has a monument or memorial to those who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Large and small, each expresses a unique creative vision.
Designing the National 9-11 Memorial
Years of planning went into the spectacular memorial known as Reflecting Absence. Find out how the memorial at Ground Zero was created.
September 11 Memorial in Monument Park
Many designers choose to honor the dead with realistic statues instead of abstract symbols. The September 11 Memorial in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium is a plaque dedicated to the victims and rescue workers of the September 11, 2001.
Boston Logan International Airport 9/11 Memorial
Both terrorist planes that struck New York's World Trade Center took off from Boston's Logan Airport. The Place of Remembrance honors those who died on that day. Dedicated in September 2008, the airport memorial was designed by Moskow Linn Architects and constructed on a 2.5-acre lot. The memorial is open to the public, 24 hours a day.
National 9/11 Memorial Museum, NYC
The visitor steps inside the glass atrium from the reflecting pools of Reflecting Absence and immediately is confronted with large metal pieces of the Twin Towers.
Walking down ramps and steps, the visitor eventually encounters the iconic slurry wall and the bedrock of what is now history.
A piece of rubble from 9/11 is on display above this gold plaque, which reads:
Communities across the globe have created small monuments and memorials honoring the souls who lost their lives on 9/11/01. A modest 9/11 memorial in Natick, Massachusetts is a long way from the vast National 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, yet it shares the same message.
Remembering September 11, 2001:
Memorial Architecture and Art: Reactions to Terrorism
Nearly every town in the USA has a monument or memorial to those who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Large and small, each expresses a unique creative vision.
Designing the National 9-11 Memorial
Years of planning went into the spectacular memorial known as Reflecting Absence. Find out how the memorial at Ground Zero was created.
September 11 Memorial in Monument Park
Many designers choose to honor the dead with realistic statues instead of abstract symbols. The September 11 Memorial in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium is a plaque dedicated to the victims and rescue workers of the September 11, 2001.
Boston Logan International Airport 9/11 Memorial
Both terrorist planes that struck New York's World Trade Center took off from Boston's Logan Airport. The Place of Remembrance honors those who died on that day. Dedicated in September 2008, the airport memorial was designed by Moskow Linn Architects and constructed on a 2.5-acre lot. The memorial is open to the public, 24 hours a day.
National 9/11 Memorial Museum, NYC
The visitor steps inside the glass atrium from the reflecting pools of Reflecting Absence and immediately is confronted with large metal pieces of the Twin Towers.
Walking down ramps and steps, the visitor eventually encounters the iconic slurry wall and the bedrock of what is now history.
Shown Here: The Natick Memorial, Dedicated 2014:
A piece of rubble from 9/11 is on display above this gold plaque, which reads:
I stand tall
I do not waiver
I answer the call
To be someone's savior
Fire does not scare me
Nor harm make me weak
I will be there for you
All you need to do is speak
Even if I fail, my brothers
And sisters heed the call
To redouble my efforts
And rescue any and all