The official blog of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum features stories of commemoration and memorialization, and information on our public programs, special events, and ways to get involved.
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Gazing at the 9/11 Memorial through a skyscraper's floor-to-ceiling glass window, President Obama uttered two words on what he surveyed: "That's beautiful."Many of the more than 3 million memorial visitors from all over the world couldn't agree with you m
President Barack Obama visited the World Trade Center today for a status update on construction. Obama toured the One World Trade Center skyscraper with 9/11 Memorial Chairman Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. C
During a ceremony in France, a 9/11 Memorial board member accepted a donation of 22 photographic studies of the World Trade Center towers. Board member Craig Stapleton, a former U.S. Ambassador to France, received the gift yesterday on behalf of the Natio
Students from New York City’s five boroughs recently gathered at the 9/11 Memorial with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The students participated in the Penny Harvest for the 9/11 Memorial campaign, which encouraged a million students from more than 200 schools
More than 2.8 million visitors from every U.S. state and from countries around the globe have visited the 9/11 Memorial in downtown New York City. The national tribute honors the 2,983 men, women and children killed in the Sept. 11 attacks and the 1993 Wo
The 9/11 Memorial is continuing to find ways to connect supporters and visitors through sharing photos, stories and memories. Virtual bulletin board Pinterest is the newest addition to the 9/11 Memorial’s online community. Follow the 9/11 Memo
Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: View
They came hours after the collapse of the north tower, the last of the two iconic skyscrapers to fall. They would remain at Ground Zero for nearly a year. First responders, construction workers, relief workers, engineers and contractors from New Yor
The Ketterer family of Long Island, N.Y., has received a WTC-inspired motorcycle designed by Paul Teutul Jr. of Discovery Channel's "American Chopper." The Ketterers had their family name pulled in a Jan. 20 raffle drawing for the one-of-a-kind chop
At the time of its completion, One World Trade Center, or what is commonly known as the Freedom Tower, will soon scrape the New York City skyline at 1,776 feet. The height of the tower symbolically represents the year that Continental Congressformally ado
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