| | [[Image:WorldTradeCenter.jpg|left|thumb|World Trade Center, destroyed on [[9/11]].]] | | [[Image:WorldTradeCenter.jpg|left|thumb|World Trade Center, destroyed on [[9/11]].]] |
| − | A memorial in honor of the lives lost that day is currently being constructed at Ground Zero and was originally expected to be finished in time for September 11th, 2011 (the ten-year anniversary of the attacks). The memorial opened to the public on September 12, 2011 with the accompanying museum scheduled to open on September 11, 2012.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/put-wtc-memorial-article-1.352179 Put WTC Memorial First</ref> One World Trade Center, a building complex designed to replace the original towers, is also being built on the site. At 1776 feet 1WTC, as it is commonly known, will be the tallest building in the United States when it is completed in 2013. Conversely, as an insult to those who died, there is work on building a [[Ground Zero Mosque]]. | + | A memorial in honor of the lives lost that day is currently being constructed at [[Ground Zero]] and was originally expected to be finished in time for September 11th, 2011 (the ten-year anniversary of the attacks). The memorial opened to the public on September 12, 2011 with the accompanying museum scheduled to open on September 11, 2012.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/put-wtc-memorial-article-1.352179 Put WTC Memorial First</ref> [[One World Trade Center]], a building complex designed to replace the original towers, is also being built on the site. At 1776 feet 1WTC, as it is commonly known, will be the tallest building in the United States when it is completed in 2013. Conversely, as an insult to those who died, there is work on building a [[Ground Zero Mosque]]. |