‘I feel the pain of all those souls’: Ground Zero visitors remember lives lost on 9/11
People from across the US and around the world pay their respects at memorial to victims of the terrorist attacks
TL;DR
- The Ground Zero national September 11 memorial and museum commemorates the lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
- The memorial features two granite basins with water cascading, and the names of all 2,977 victims inscribed on bronze panels.
- Visitors from the US and internationally gather to pay their respects, with some describing the atmosphere as solemn and a sense of pilgrimage.
- Reflections from visitors highlight the global impact of the attacks, the emotional pain, and the event's significance to the city's identity.
- Some visitors noted that while the event was shocking, the organizations responsible for it are still active, and questioned what has fundamentally changed.
- The memorial is described as peaceful and sad, a place to honor lives lost and reflect on the nature of modern warfare and terrorism.