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Due to the anticipated inclement weather, the Memorial & Museum will be closed Sunday, the 25th, and until 12 p.m. on Monday,, the 26th. We will accommodate all requests to reschedule the date or time of your visit, or process a refund if preferred. Please contact reservations@911memorial.org for assistance.
THIS SCULPTURE DEPICTS TRANSPARENT TOWERS., EACH TOWER WHERE THE PLANES HIT, FROM THAT POINT UP, EACH TOWER IS FILLED WITH PIECES OF WHITE PAPER REPRESENTING EACH PERSON WHO PERISHED AT GROUND ZERO. FROM THAT POINT DOWN YOUR SEE THE INTERIOR OF EACH TOWER IN FALLING RUBBLE. AT THE BASE OF THE TOWERS YOU SEE IN THE ASH AND RUBBLE A SEVERED HAND HOLDING BROKEN EYE GLASSES, AND A BURIED WEDDING RING.. A FEMALE FIRE FIGHTER WHO AT HER ARRIVAL TO GROUND ZERO SAID "WHEN I SAW A SEVERED HAND I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE BIGGER THAN WE ALL COULD EVER IMAGINE''.
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