Highlights of New York - Part D
Nimue
Thu 30 Jun 2011 09:38
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Whilst waiting in the queue to
get onto the ferry to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, we came across
this rather realistic memorial to the American Merchant
Mariners’.
Of course, the famous
Statue of Liberty
  A visit to Ellis
Island Immigration Museum told the story of how migrants from all over the world
arrived to start a new life in the USA.
   An extremely moving
experience to Ground Zero and the World Trade Centre (WTC)Tribute Visitor
Centre, where we learnt about the plans for the September 11 Memorial &
Museum which was under construction at the WTC site. We all remember where we
where and what we were doing on this tragic day, so it was good to be able to
pay our respects to all those who perished!
  The reason This Sphere has been moved is explained on the
plaque
   The building under construction is the replacement to the Twin
Towers and patriotism can be seen all around. In this example the crane
hook is painted in the ‘stars and stripes’. The building is not yet
complete, but it will be 1776 feet high, the year of Independence and will
become the tallest building in NY and the western hemisphere.
  The design for the 9/11
memorial
  Some of the tributes left on small replica of the Statue of Liberty
at the time of the disaster. A flag displaying all the names of those
killed during 9/11
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