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June 30, 2006

Plans approved for smaller Sept. 11 museum

wtcmemorial.plaza.jpgScaled-back plans for the memorial and museum at Ground Zero were approved today by the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. but many families of the Sept. 11 victims remain angry that their loved ones' names will be displayed in random order.

The earlier plan, besides being bigger and more expensive, called for the names to be listed in the museum underground, but protests resulted in them being moved upstairs.

A pair of reflecting pools, waterfalls and a tree-filled plaza will appear at ground level with the museum situated below ground. Elsewhere on the site will be the Freedom Tower, and other office buildings, including World Trade Center 7, which has already been rebuilt and reopened for tenants.

Earlier: New Freedom Tower design envisions wall of prisms
Freedom Tower's cornerstone leaves Ground Zero
NY lawmakers seek ban of Ground Zero museum fee
Scaled-back WTC Museum plans keep waterfalls
Mayor calls for $500 mln Trade Center Memorial cap

The views from atop the rebuilt 7 World Trade Center
Freedom Tower opening delayed to end of 2011 - NYT

June 30, 2006 10:01 PM in Architecture, Museums

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