World Trade Center?

I thought the same thing until I read the story in full. The fact is, many of the families are opposed to building in the foot prints of the original buildings. They consider them as a sacred site, (like a ship wreck I suppose).

I really don't agree with this anology, but I think this is the reason why only 2 proposals recommend rebuiling on the original site.

 

Warm Christian greetings!

Wouldn't it be better to build a memorial park on the site. Relatives can visit and, perhaps, have an oasis of calm in a busy city.

Kind regards

Robert J Hutton

 

Hum, since the former site was owned & managed by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, they do have some say in rebuilding the area. As I understand it, the available architectural plans so far did not fit the established criteria by the powers to be. I believe, one of the major hindrances, of rebuilding the towers as high or even higher as they were, is something to do with its marketability. Based on the slow exodus of major companies from the NYC area, since 9/11, it will take more than simply a tax incentive to attract businesses into a building with 90 plus floors. Especially if the engineering technique, in piling the floors on top of each other, will be the same as the ill fated twin towers were.

[ July 18, 2002, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: Barnabas ]

 

Time will tell, time will tell Justified. One thing I know, it will never be the same again. It may be better, but never be the same.

 

OK. Looking forward to it.

 

Recently, in New York, spot lights were shining in the air as a memorial of the trade center disaster for all to see. Relatives to the victims opposed the lights because the memories were too painful. The lights were stopped. People have been coming from all over the U.S. to see the distruction. Some are related to the victims, many acquaintances, others just wanting to experience the magnitude. How is a memorial really looked at?
Also, Central park is there for oasis of calm in a busy city.

[ July 19, 2002, 03:27 PM: Message edited by: TheOliveBranch ]

 

I caught a glimpse of a news program that showed someone's idea of putting the buildings back and it looked really nice; the 'skyline' was normal again. It was comforting to look at~so I vote bigger and better(stronger)with some type of remembrance, maybe. If a bomb/fire/flood/wind wiped out a city, they'd rebuild it, wouldn't they?

 

Now imagine if we built the buildings in the same spot, at an enormous cost, we got business to move into them, and after all that had another terrorist decide to ram into them again? Where would we be then?

By rebuilding the twin towers we would be rubbing salt into the Talibans wounds and they or someone in their network of terrorism would be likely to go after it again. However, if we build a memorial...what good is going to do to run into a memorial?

Just my opinion though

Bro. Adam

[ July 20, 2002, 02:11 PM: Message edited by: Brother Adam ]

 

And I truly believe we should honor the victims and victims families wishes. They were the ones who paid the price of terrorism most directly.

Bro. Adam

 

Justified, I think you are letting your feelings guide you here.

TheOliveBranch didn't provide any links to back up what they said, also, what percentage of the relatives were upset by the lights? Also, how does this "memorial" dictate how the victims and victims family would feel about a different memorial?

Now I never said that did I? I said I don't feel we should rebuild the twin towers. I never said we shouldn't rebuild in that vicinity, nor did I say anything about developing the economy through building in general. I merely believe rebuilding the same building in the same spot would be a bad idea. And that is also just my opinion, so I could be wrong. It might be the perfect thing to do.

Finally there is a huge difference between the statue of liberty and the twin towers. The economic and impact on human lives would be by far smaller if they attacked that.

Bro. Adam

[ July 20, 2002, 02:45 PM: Message edited by: Brother Adam ]

 

I thought the spotlights looked too gaudyish or "hollywood" & maybe that is why it upset the people. There was an old home on the road into town and I dearly loved it, as it reminded me of something in my past of long ago; when they tore it down, I was heartsick, but to my surprise, they rebuilt it almost identical, only it was updated...I think to rebuild the towers would bring comfort, as opposed to looking at the blank space there now. It's sad to see old postcards of the towers & see it today & then realize what happened. But I do think some kind of plaque or memorial-wall would be appropriate...

 

I view the people that were killed on 9/11 as casualties of war. Why is it wrong to honor those people who gave there lives in this act of aggression? There are memorials for holocaust victims... Is this so much different? do we really want to sweep this under the rug and pretend that it never happened?

Why does the World Trade Center have to be rebuilt in the image of what it once was? I don't believe that duplicating the twin towers or making them taller will be proving anything. The country that did this terrible terrorist act believes that all American's are evil and deserve to die and that they will secure there place in Heaven if they kill us. Why do you want to prove anything to them?

As far as I'm concerned, rebuilding the Twin Towers exactly like they once were is in a way pretending that nothing happened.

Wisdom Seeker

[ July 20, 2002, 06:18 PM: Message edited by: WisdomSeeker ]