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9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero<i>Originally published on Sept 11, 2011, republished on September 11, 2015.</i>1
National 9/11 Memorial<i>Originally published on Sept 11, 2011, republished on September 11, 2015.</i>2
National 9/11 Memorial in NYCArranging the names on the 9/11 Memorial was one of the more complicated components of the design. First, the names are arranged into nine major groups: the North Tower, the South Tower, the Pentagon, Flight 11, Flight 93, Flight 175, Flight 77, First Responders, and February 26, 1993.3
National 9/11 Memorial in NYCThe street-level plaza surrounding the reflecting pools is <a href="http://www.911memorial.org/plaza-details-0" target="_blank">an eco-friendly plaza</a> that's aiming for <a href="../tag/leed-gold">LEED Gold</a> certification. The 9/11 Memorial's 8-acre plaza has irrigation, stormwater and pest management systems that conserve energy and water, and it is planted with 442 <a href="http://www.911memorial.org/selecting-trees" target="_blank">swamp white oak trees</a>, as they are natural reminders of life and rebirth.4
