9/11 Memorial

The 9/11 Memorial, in New York

The 9/11 Memorial honours the memory of the victims of the 2001 attacks, on the site of the former World Trade Center. The New York audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this major place of contemplation of Lower Manhattan.

A place of memory and contemplation

The 9/11 Memorial was laid out on the site of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, destroyed in the 2001 attacks. It consists of two great sunken pools, occupying the exact footprint of the lost towers, around which the names of the victims are engraved. The water that flows there in a cascade invites silence and contemplation. A museum, nearby, retraces these events and their memory.

What to see

Here you discover the two sunken pools, on the site of the Twin Towers, and the names of the victims engraved all around, in an atmosphere of contemplation. The nearby museum retraces the events of 9/11. It is an essential place of memory, to be walked with respect and in silence.

Practical information

The 9/11 Memorial lies in Lower Manhattan, on the site of the former World Trade Center, reachable on foot and by public transport. Access to the pools of the memorial is generally free; the visit of the museum has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary. It is a place of memory: it is best to respect silence and contemplation.

What does the 9/11 Memorial commemorate?

The memory of the victims of the 2001 attacks; two pools occupy the footprint of the lost Twin Towers, around which their names are engraved.

Where is the 9/11 Memorial?

In Lower Manhattan, on the site of the former World Trade Center, in New York.