9/11 Memorial

I think that the architect, Michael Arad, did a great job when he designed the 9/11
memorial. He seemed to take such care when deciding how to pay respect to the victim
and victimʼs families that suffered on 9/11. Each name is inscribed onto bronze parapets
that surround the North and South Memorial pools. Itʼs very touching that he considered
the relationships that the victims had. He grouped them into nine different sections
instead of just putting them alphabetically. The groups are as follows: the victims of the
attacks on the World Trade Center in 1993, the victims of the four different flights, the
victims that were at the Pentagon, the victims that were at the World Trade Center or
surrounding areas, and the first responders. He even considered the requests of the
victimʼs family members if they wanted friends or families names to be inscribed next to
each other. I think that seeing where these people were during that tragic moment, for
example, on the flight or a first responder, connects the visitors to the victim. The way
that the names are etched so smoothly into the bronze, along with the beautiful and
serene reflecting pools, makes you feel like the victims are connected to this memorial
and you are connected to the victims.
Works Cited:
www.911Memorial.org. National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade
Center Foundation, Inc. Web. 29 Nov 2011.