The Tragic Beauty Of 'The Walls'

Herbert Muschamp writes about the tragic beauty of "The Walls" -- the wreakage of the World Trade Center towers that has become a landmark.

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November 15, 2001, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A piece of architecture was created in Lower Manhattan last week, and architects had nothing to do with it...Most people just call it the Walls...Clearly, the walls have become a landmark, whether or not we choose to preserve them. Even if the decision is made to remove them, they can no longer be treated as junk. This is a major piece of our own place and time.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: The Commemorative Beauty of Tragic Wreckage

Sunday, November 11, 2001 in The New York Times

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