The design by Studio Daniel Libeskind is powerful because it reveals and honors the foundation of the city.
"The bathtub is the inanimate hero of the disaster. It not only caught the incalculable power of the collapse, but managed under the assault to prevent the Hudson's waters from flooding Lower Manhattan. It is an unshakable foundation whose massive walls were never meant to be seen, buried as they were behind garage walls, train stations and malls....This is a new perspective for a city to offer in its midst a sacred space below sea level yet open to the sky.With the choice of the design by Studio Daniel Libeskind for the World Trade Center site, this space has a chance of being preserved. Mr. Libeskind centered his memorial on the bathtub, keeping it uncovered, allowing sunlight to grace it."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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