Uncover the foundations of the two towers of the World Trade Center. Today they are part of Memorial Park, water runs down the walls, the walls are lined with the names of the victims.
Some events are only vaguely remembered, some with ominous accuracy. The second group undoubtedly includes television footage, which at the time, on September 11, 2001, showed what appeared to be a horrific plane crash. Smoke billowed from the north tower of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, which was hit by an American Airlines plane with more than 90 people on board.
Less than twenty minutes later, the alleged tragic accident came to light. That’s when another engine – a United Airlines flight – took the second Twin Towers at full speed.
The struggle to save lives begins. US airspace closure. Busy looking for other planes that may have fallen into the hands of the hijackers-terrorists. Another Boeing attack on the Pentagon building…
Meanwhile, the people working at the World Trade Center (WTC) and their saviors are running out of time. They just don’t know it.
56 minutes after the south tower shook with a devastating impact on floors 78 to 84, the structure did not last long. Skyscrapers crumble like houses of cards.
25 minutes later, the north tower turned into a pile of rubble, blocks and shattered life. Other buildings were also damaged and affected. More than 2,600 people died at the WTC alone, and the other 150 people on board the hijacked plane didn’t stand a chance. In total, as well as other attacks, nearly 3,000 people died that day.
In the following gallery you can see how the place of absolute destruction – “Ground Zero” – is gradually being filled with new buildings. The idea of leaving a completely empty place is clouded by a desire to return to the lower Manhattan of life. New York wants back what it has lost.
Fragments of the Twin Towers – towers that boasted the title of tallest building in the world until 1974 (417 and 415 meters) – can be seen by New York visitors at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Today, where skyscrapers have their foundations, you’ll find Memorial Park, a recreation area dominated by a black “pool”, whose walls flow endlessly, lined with polished black stone walls engraved with the names of all the victims. .
The second gallery is dedicated to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum:
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