9/11 Memorial Park

9/11 Memorial Park

The 9/11 Memorial Park is designed by architect Michael Arad, as I know, Arad’s design was selected from a global competition that received more than 5,200 submissions from 63 nations. I consider that most visitors would leave a deep impression on these two reflect pools, because the pools, their cascading waters drown out the surrounding sounds, creating an ideal place to pause and reflect. 9/11 Memorial Park was open on the tenth anniversary, and the 9/11 Memorial is a respectful, emotional complex still very much in-progress.

The reflecting pools, which sit in the exact footprints of the Twin Towers, are the center of the memorial. The pools as are large voids, a visible reminder of the absence of the towers that resonates with the loss that came from the destruction of the World Trade Center. From the information, I learn that the pools are each nearly an acre in size, and they feature the largest man made waterfalls in North America. The moment when I entered the park, I heard the sound of falling water, and the sound gets louder and more prominent as I went deeper into the site. Standing on the edge of a pool, the waterfalls drown out all other sounds, even the clatter from the surrounding construction sites, letting I quietly reflect on my thoughts.

Bronze panels edging the pools are inscribed with the name of every single person who died on September 11, as well as the terror attacks in 1993. Instead of Twin Towers, the 9/11 Memorial Park becomes New York City’s newest landmark.