Ground Zero Draws Global Visitors to Honor 2,977 Dead on 25th 9/11 Anniversary
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 10
Ground Zero Draws Global Visitors to Honor 2,977 Dead on 25th 9/11 Anniversary
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 10
Summary
Visitors from across the US and abroad gathered at Ground Zero around the 25th anniversary to pay respects to the 2,977 people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks.
The memorial’s two granite basins sit in the footprints of the Twin Towers, with victims’ names inscribed on bronze panels and white carnations marking birthdays.
Many described the site as solemn, heavy and pilgrimage-like, with some saying they had delayed visiting for years before feeling compelled to come.
Accounts from Ireland, Argentina, Morocco, Spain and Canada underscored how the four hijacked planes and the towers’ collapse 29 minutes apart resonated far beyond New York.
A decade in the making and open for 15 years, the eight-acre memorial has become both a place of mourning and a symbol of how 9/11 shaped the 21st century.