A few photographs from Lower Manhattan, a place to pause, remembering 9/11. Places that makes you slow down and reflect.
One World Trade Center more about the history of the Twin Towers here
The Oculus, design Santiago Calatrava, is part of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. The ribs are described by Calatrava as “”a bird being released from a child’s hand”.
There are two Memorial Pools, North Pool – on the site of the former North Tower
South Pool – on the site of the former South Tower.
A rose next to a name indicates that it would have been that person’s birthday.
The FDNY Memorial Wall, honoring the firefighters and emergency medical technicians who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
Other New York posts:
New Amsterdam Walk
I promised you, in my blog about the neighborhoods and interior shopping in Manhattan, a weekend tip for a New Amsterdam Walk. I think most of you know that before it became New York City this area was known as New Amsterdam. The oldest roots are Dutch. The former pride in the colonial past is now…
