Reflecting Absence memorial design
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Reflecting Absence memorial design is the overall architectural and artistic concept for the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site, centered on twin voids with cascading waterfalls set in the original towers’ footprints.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural concept
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artistic concept ⓘ memorial design ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
1993 World Trade Center bombing
NERFINISHED
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September 11 attacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Lower Manhattan Development Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionResult | winning design ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | Michael Arad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designTheme |
integration of nature and architecture
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silence and reflection ⓘ void and presence ⓘ |
| feature |
cascading waterfalls
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continuous sheets of falling water ⓘ large square reflecting pools ⓘ names inscribed in bronze parapets ⓘ sunken pools ⓘ swamp white oak trees ⓘ tree-filled plaza ⓘ twin voids ⓘ voids set in original towers’ footprints ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasNameArrangement | meaningful adjacencies of victims’ names ⓘ |
| integratedWith | National September 11 Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitect | Peter Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ World Trade Center site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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granite ⓘ water ⓘ |
| memorializes |
2,977 victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks
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six victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing ⓘ |
| memorialType |
urban plaza memorial
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water-based memorial ⓘ |
| notableFor | largest man-made waterfalls in North America ⓘ |
| openingDate | September 11, 2011 ⓘ |
| orientation |
aligned with footprints of the North Tower
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aligned with footprints of the South Tower ⓘ |
| partOf | National September 11 Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
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commemoration of victims of the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| selectedIn | 2004 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absence of the destroyed Twin Towers
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loss and remembrance ⓘ renewal through the surrounding trees ⓘ void left by the attacks ⓘ |
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