Remembering 9/11: The Evolution of Ground Zero

The Evolution of the 9/11 Memorial Service
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September 11, 2009
After eight years, the seven-story ramp was gone, now replaced by the ongoing construction. The reflecting pool is still a circle, but the squares inside are are gone, perhaps out of respect for the real tower footprints, which had begun to take shape as part of the permament 9/11 memorial.

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