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This monument of the World Trade Center towers was created as a tribute to New York City and symbolizes the unification of all people following the 9/11 incident. The structure will be unveiled at the JA New York Summer Show. The Twin Towers have been recreated in 18k yellow gold and studded with princess cut diamonds. The 110 floors in each building are represented on the recreation by 110 rows of diamonds. Princess cut stones each measuring 1.4 mm and weighing approximately 0.02 ct each are invisibly set in columns to give it an appearance of a sheet of diamonds as would befit the windows of the twin towers. Each building is internally supported by four solid pillars of 18k gold, measuring approximately 185 mm in height. In addition, the left tower also contains an 18k gold antenna rising from the roof of the building. Surrounding buildings such as the North Plaza building, South Plaza building, the U.S customs office and hotel, have also been erected in 18k yellow gold. The whole structure stands on a solid 18k yellow gold square plate of rolled sheet gold.
The towers have been manufactured using the lost wax casting technique that involves setting the diamonds in wax while the surrounding parts are all hand made. The entire process from inception to completion took 25 weeks, and engaged a team of over 38 artists, designers and technicians. A tremendous 14,080 diamonds weighing over 255 carats and over 1.5 kg (approximately 48 oz) of 18k gold have gone into making this project a reality.
On the floor of the piece where the courtyard stood this poem is engraved:
Those innocent souls, we