National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion
On may 15 2014 president obama was present for the dedication of the national september 11 memorial museum pavilion at the world trade center site.
National september 11 memorial museum pavilion. The pavilion and museum will open to the. Striped elevations assign the. The pavilion has a deconstructivist design resembling a partially collapsed building mirroring the attacks and houses two tridents from the twin towers. The design for the building embodies a careful reaction to the horizontal character of the memorial plaza s design while also providing the area with a lively organic form that allows the visitor to imagine the site and city in a broader sense.
One of the museum s walls is an exposed side of the slurry wall retaining. Today marked the ceremonially opening of the national september 11 memorial museum. The museum pavilion resides in the memorial plaza between the two tower footprint fountains and is the only building that sits above the national september 11 memorial grounds. The national september 11 memorial museum pavilion was inaugurated by president obama on may 15 2014 before opening to the public a week later on may 21.
The national september 11 memorial museum encloses 110 000 square feet 10 000 m 2 of publicly accessible space. The pavilion and museum opened to the public for the first time on may 21 2014. On may 15 2014 president obama will be present for the dedication of the national september 11 memorial museum pavilion at the world trade center site. The national september 11 memorial and museum is a remembrance site established in new york to document the 9 11 2001 terrorist attacks and commemorate their victims.
The 9 11 memorial museum s permanent collection is an unparalleled repository consisting of material evidence primary testimony and historical records of response to february 26 1993 and september 11 2001 and the ongoing repercussions of these terrorist events. The 9 11 memorial with the museum s entrance pavilion in the background photo by jin lee courtesy of 9 11 mm. In 2004 snøhetta was commissioned to design the only building on the memorial plaza. With its low horizontal form and its uplifting geometry the pavilion acts as.
Images by jeff goldberg esto. Set to officially open to the. The pavilion and museum opened to the public for the first time on may 21 2014. In 2004 snøhetta was commissioned to design the only building on the memorial plaza.
Completed in 2014 in new york city united states.