The memorial to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center is a thought-provoking combination of built and natural elements.  It was conceived to commemorate the 2,977 people who died when two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 11th September 2001, as well as the six who lost their lives in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.  

It consists of a bronze parapet with laser-cut names of victims surrounding a 30-foot high waterfall enclosure of steel, marble and concrete.  These are located in a memorial site with over 460 planted trees.

The architect who designed the memorial tells the story of its creation here.