Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Little things I didn't know about the 9/11 Memorial site

The tree that survived everything
(PHOTO CREDIT: digitalamber.net)

  • The bronze bearing the names of victims is cooled to 78 degrees during the summer. This makes the names cool to the touch. 
  • The bronze is also heated in winter. 
  • The water in the falling will be heated in the winter so that it continue to flow. It is, BTW, chlorinated. 
  • There is a single tree that survived the fall of both towers, the search and recovery and the construction of the memorial (see photo)
  • The phrase "and her unborn child" appears following the names of at least four female 9/11 victims. This phrase is not searchable on the 9/11 memorial site. 
  • The victims' names are etched through the bronze so that light may shine from underneath, illuminating each name into the night sky. 

1 comment:

  1. I knew about the tree, but how BRILLIANT and thoughtful to cool the bronze. It would just be too terrible for them to be hot. Thank you for the photos and all the info!

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