The Vision
The Memoria Project is an artistic tribute to the 2,976
persons who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001. The piece is composed of seven monolithic
stones arranged in a circular space. Distinctly contemporary, it
nonetheless evokes the sacred, megalithic sites found in many
ancient world cultures.
Two white, marble statues are ringed by five dark, granite
boulders incised with the names of 9/11 victims. Both the marble
and granite are half-natural, half-worked: each dark boulder has
one cut and polished face; each statue is a figure semi-emergent
from the raw block.
All seven elements destroyed on 9/11—three buildings and four
aircraft—are represented in the seven stones of the monument.
The marble centerpiece recalls the World Trade Center, and the
surrounding granite blocks form a pentagon.
Continue to The Centerpiece Statues
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