Pit As Memorial?

Berlin-based Daniel Libeskind's design will leave a deep pit as a memorial.

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February 27, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

"The Libeskind proposal, which features a 1,776-foot spire as well as office buildings as tall as 70 stories, will cost an estimated $350 million to construct... But Libeskind's design had enormous appeal for those who wanted to ensure that the replacement for the World Trade Center would include a powerful memorial as well as new office buildings. Libeskind best known for designing the Jewish Museum in Berlin, which has won praise for embodying the horror of the Holocaust won support from those who thought his plan most directly addressed the devastation of 9/11."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

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