9-11 Memorial, New York, USA
Thousands of people went to work at the World Trade Center in New York on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Waiters, stock traders, baristas, insurance adjusters, bankers, custodians, and a bevvy of business staff went up the elevators to their jobs. Almost 3,000 would never go home. Nor would 343 of the brave firefighters who ran toward the danger that day. Following cleanup, families of victims, government officials, and designers clashed on how to memorialize the victims.
The stories and experiences of each victim were so unique and personal. There was no one right way to honor those who didn’t go home. Despite objections from some families, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum developed in the footprint of the lost building. It includes artifacts from the collapse, and a remembrance fountain where people can go to reflect on the day, the victims, the impact to the survivors and the nation.
