9/11 Memorial History
One of the most tragic events in the United States history was the Twin Tower attacks. The Twin Tower attacks happened on September 11th 2001, over 3000 people died. So where the towers stode they made a memorial, the 9/11 memorial. The memorial honors the people who died during the attacks. With the two waterfalls and lots of trees many people go to see the memorial. Have you?
The 9/11 memorial is 110,000 square feet and covers 16 acres. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center in New York. Where the Twin towers once stood are to waterfalls in there place. They are the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. Both Waterfalls are about an acre of land. There are the names of every person who died in 2001 and everyone from the bombing, at the World Trade Center, in 1993. There is a giant tree called the survivor tree which was leftover from when the bombing happened. It was the only tree that survived. The 9/11 memorial is covered in 40 white oak trees over the 16 acres. …show more content…
On December 15, 1970 the North Tower was opened. People started to work at the North Tower and it got very full, very quickly. The South Tower was opened in January 1972 and on April 4th 1973 they had the ribbon cutting ceremony for the two towers. On September 19th 2001, the towers were attacked by terrorist. The terrorist had gotten planes and flown them into the towers. Many people died and it all started in 1970.
The 9/11 memorial has attracted people from all over the world to come and see. Most people go to visit to honor the people who died and some go to do research on what happened on September 11th 2001. The memorial gains money from the tours they give, the gift shop and admission. Over september 11th every year people go and put flowers by every person's name to honor them and every year they get the most people who go visit. Over one million people visit this amazing memorial every
The 9/11 memorial is 110,000 square feet and covers 16 acres. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center in New York. Where the Twin towers once stood are to waterfalls in there place. They are the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. Both Waterfalls are about an acre of land. There are the names of every person who died in 2001 and everyone from the bombing, at the World Trade Center, in 1993. There is a giant tree called the survivor tree which was leftover from when the bombing happened. It was the only tree that survived. The 9/11 memorial is covered in 40 white oak trees over the 16 acres. …show more content…
On December 15, 1970 the North Tower was opened. People started to work at the North Tower and it got very full, very quickly. The South Tower was opened in January 1972 and on April 4th 1973 they had the ribbon cutting ceremony for the two towers. On September 19th 2001, the towers were attacked by terrorist. The terrorist had gotten planes and flown them into the towers. Many people died and it all started in 1970.
The 9/11 memorial has attracted people from all over the world to come and see. Most people go to visit to honor the people who died and some go to do research on what happened on September 11th 2001. The memorial gains money from the tours they give, the gift shop and admission. Over september 11th every year people go and put flowers by every person's name to honor them and every year they get the most people who go visit. Over one million people visit this amazing memorial every