Reflecting Absence pools

E219074

memorial pools public memorial waterfalls

The Reflecting Absence pools are two large square waterfalls set within the footprints of the original Twin Towers, serving as the central memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Reflecting Absence	1
Reflecting Absence pools canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	memorial pools ⓘ public memorial ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ
access	open to the public ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	9/11 Memorial pools ⓘ
architecturalStyle	minimalist memorial design ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ September 11 attacks ⓘ
builtOn	footprint of the original North Tower ⓘ footprint of the original South Tower ⓘ
commemorates	victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks ⓘ
competitionResult	winning design announced in 2004 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedBy	Michael Arad ⓘ Peter Walker ⓘ
feature	bronze parapets with inscribed names ⓘ cascading waterfalls ⓘ largest man-made waterfalls in North America ⓘ reflecting pools ⓘ
fundedBy	public and private donations ⓘ
hasInscription	names of victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ names of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex ⓘ
lighting	illuminated at night ⓘ
locatedIn	Lower Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ surface form: New York State United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States World Trade Center (reconstructed complex) ⓘ surface form: World Trade Center site
material	bronze ⓘ granite ⓘ
memorialType	site-specific memorial ⓘ
numberOfPools	2 ⓘ
opened	2011-09-11 ⓘ
operator	National September 11 Memorial & Museum ⓘ
partOf	National September 11 Memorial & Museum ⓘ surface form: National September 11 Memorial Reflecting Absence memorial design ⓘ
projectSelectedBy	international design competition ⓘ
shape	square ⓘ
surroundedBy	Memorial Plaza ⓘ swamp white oak trees ⓘ
symbolizes	loss and memory ⓘ void left by the destruction of the Twin Towers ⓘ
theme	absence and remembrance ⓘ
visitorAttraction	major New York City memorial site ⓘ
waterFeatureType	infinity-edge waterfalls ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National September 11 Memorial & Museum → hasPart → Reflecting Absence pools ⓘ

South Pool → partOfDesign → Reflecting Absence pools ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reflecting Absence