Category Archives: Monument

Port Authority Pictures ‘Sphere’ in Park Near WTC Site

The Port Authority has yet to announce a permanent home for the battered 22.5 ton sculpture “The Sphere,” the iconic memorial to the tragedy of Sept. 11 that now resides in Battery Park. But renderings prepared for a possible presentation, obtained by the Trib, show the Authority’s concept of how the sculpture might look in the future Liberty Park—near the World Trade Center site but not on it. Continue reading

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Memorial museum at Ground Zero will not focus on bin Laden

Visitors to the 9/11 memorial museum will see a wall of photos of the nearly 3,000 victims. They will hear recorded personal accounts of where people were that fateful day. And they will stand near archaeological remnants of the toppled Twin Towers. Continue reading

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FULL RESTORATION TO BEGIN ON NATION’S FIRST OFFICIAL MONUMENT

Monument Celebrates Heroism of General Richard Montgomery, the Fight for Independence, and the Perseverance of Benjamin Franklin. Continue reading

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The Castles and Clashes of Columbus Circle

For more than a century, Columbus Circle has been one of the great stages for New York City development. Continue reading

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A Groundbreaking 36 Years in the Making

On March 17, 1974, the architect Louis I. Kahn died of a heart attack as he was walking through Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. He was 73. In his briefcase were the final drawings, which he had just completed, for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial to be built on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island.
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