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The new World Trade Center site will include the National 9/11 Memorial Plaza and Museum and 1 WTC, soon to be the tallest building in the United States.

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  • Remembering 9/11: The Photo Archive
    Remembering 9/11: The Photo Archive

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    A photographer documents the efforts of Ground Zero workers in the days after September 11th.

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  • Remembering 9/11: The Ground Zero Bible
    Remembering 9/11: The Ground Zero Bible

    Video Clip (3:58)

    A Bible found in the rubble of Ground Zero survives in the hands of a photographer.

    Video Clip (3:58)
  • Making the 9/11 Memorial: The Names
    Making the 9/11 Memorial: The Names

    Video Clip (1:26)

    One of the most difficult issues to resolve in the design of the 9/11 Memorial was how to arrange the names of the victims, which are etched into the bronze parapets that ring the Memorial Pools.

    Video Clip (1:26)
  • Remembering 9/11: The Elevator Motor
    Remembering 9/11: The Elevator Motor

    Video Clip (4:36)

    One man spends his life maintaining the elevators that will one day save the life of another.

    Video Clip (4:36)
  • Remembering 9/11: Karyn's Wings
    Remembering 9/11: Karyn's Wings

    Video Clip (4:31)

    A pair of wings took flight from Arkansas to Afghanistan and carried with them the love of a mourning father.

    Video Clip (4:31)
  • Making the 9/11 Memorial: Survivor Tree
    Making the 9/11 Memorial: Survivor Tree

    Video Clip (1:53)

    Alice Martin, who lost her husband on September 11, 2001, gets a private tour of the memorial site and learns the story of the Survivor Tree.

    Video Clip (1:53)
  • Brian's Story
    Brian's Story

    Video Clip (2:14)

    Brian Lyons went to Ground Zero as a recovery worker and now he is part of the rebuilding project.

    Video Clip (2:14)
  • Recovering History
    Recovering History

    Video Clip (3:16)

    Immediately after the tragic events of September 11th, the nation's historians began a tremendous effort to collect as many objects and lost personal items from the day.

    Video Clip (3:16)
  • Design of the Freedom Tower
    Design of the Freedom Tower

    Video Clip (2:36)

    David Childs tells us about the Freedom Tower.

    Video Clip (2:36)
  • Artifacts Lost
    Artifacts Lost

    Video Clip (4:15)

    The World Trade Center was home to some significant art and cultural collections. This segment from the History special, Relics of the Rubble, recalls these lost treasures.

    Video Clip (4:15)
  • Rebuilding Ground Zero
    Rebuilding Ground Zero

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    Daniel Libeskind tells us his feelings about rebuilding Ground Zero.

    Video Clip (2:13)
  • Construction at Ground Zero
    Construction at Ground Zero

    Video Clip (4:28)

    Construction is underway at the 16-acre World Trade Center site.

    Video Clip (4:28)
  • Volunteers
    Volunteers

    Video Clip (4:54)

    Over 10,000 people volunteered to aid workers during the cleanup and recovery of Ground Zero.

    Video Clip (4:54)
  • Cleanup and Recovery
    Cleanup and Recovery

    Video Clip (4:32)

    Cleanup efforts at Ground Zero included the recovery and preservation of artifacts to be used in museum exhibits around the country.

    Video Clip (4:32)
  • Time-Lapse Photography Documents WTC Rebirth
    Time-Lapse Photography Documents WTC Rebirth

    Video Clip (2:56)

    See a filmmakers view on how he will create a living history of the rebuilding of Ground Zero, post 9/11. You'll learn about the people and work involved in remembering the rebuilding process at History.com.

    Video Clip (2:56)
  • Archiving the WTC
    Archiving the WTC

    Video Clip (2:43)

    A part of the World Trade Center cleanup was organizing all artifacts -- large and small -- in a place big enough to hold everything. Ultimately, the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island served as the staging are for this work; here is a glimpse of how that was done.

    Video Clip (2:43)
  • 9/11 Timeline
    9/11 Timeline

    Video Clip (4:54)

    A timeline of the events on September 11, 2001.

    Video Clip (4:54)
  • Time-lapse of WTC Rebirth
    Time-lapse of WTC Rebirth

    Video Clip (3:09)

    Jim Whitaker and Tom Lappin talk about the techniques they are using to do time lapse photography at Ground Zero.

    Video Clip (3:09)
  • How the Towers Collapsed
    How the Towers Collapsed

    Video Clip (4:33)

    A brief explanation of why the towers collapsed on 9/11.

    Video Clip (4:33)
  • Building the Towers
    Building the Towers

    Video Clip (4:10)

    A brief history of the conception and creation of the World Trade Center.

    Video Clip (4:10)
  • Greening Lower Manhattan
    Greening Lower Manhattan

    Video Clip (4:03)

    The new 7 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan is a symbol of modern green engineering.

    Video Clip (4:03)
  • Libeskind's Vision for Ground Zero
    Libeskind's Vision for Ground Zero

    Video Clip (3:28)

    Daniel Libeskind tells us his vision for the site of Ground Zero.

    Video Clip (3:28)
  • Jim Whitaker on Project Rebirth
    Jim Whitaker on Project Rebirth

    Video Clip (2:56)

    Jim Whitaker tells us what his aspiratons are for Project Rebirth.

    Video Clip (2:56)

Photo Galleries (3)

  • 9/11 at the World Trade Center
    9/11 at the World Trade Center

    18 Photos

    On September 11, 2001 terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. The towers collapsed and thousands of people were killed.

    (18 Photos)
  • 9/11 at the Pentagon and Flight 93
    9/11 at the Pentagon and Flight 93

    17 Photos

    On September 11, 2001 a hijacked plane crashed into the side of the Pentagon. Another flight, United 93, crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

    (17 Photos)
  • New York
    New York

    10 Photos

    New York State is known for iconic landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, as well as its diverse natural beauty.

    (10 Photos)
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