Post #8

Nine Eleven Memorial

Visiting the nine eleven memorial was very moving for me. It brought back memories from when I was a child and hearing about the terrorist attack and watching everyone become terrified and emotional. When I went to the nine eleven memorial the thing that struck me the most was the Memorial Wall which had all the deceased victims from the nine eleven attack names engraved upon metallic grey tablet that was placed on top of black marble. I felt as if this truly honored the victims and fallen heroes. It was created by Michael Arads. Apparently, Michael Arad had difficulty on how he should arrange the names on the tablets. People argued with him about how the arrangement of the names until he came into an agreement on arranging the names in order of what building they died in. “The people whose names are inscribed here are like us. They came to work that day. They went to the office buildings here in Lower Manhattan. They were on their way to take their kids to school. They were on flights across country with their families. Michael Arads said “The people whose names are inscribed here are like us. They came to work that day. They went to the office buildings here in Lower Manhattan. They were on their way to take their kids to school. They were on flights across country with their families”.

Work Cited
1. Michael Arads, Memorial Wall, 9/11 Memorial

2.http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/09/09/911-memorial-architect-discusses-vision-for-landmark/