New jersey September 11 , 2001 Memorial Design Competition 688 teams registered their intent to compete. 320 submitted a proposal 10 were selected proposal # 0136 Gold red oak A tree is a ladder that i climb to travel far away. A tree is an umbrella that keep me safe when i want to stay. Alan Sugar 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 - WE LOST 3022 LIVES.- 691 OF THOSE LIVES WERE FROM NEW JERSEY OUR WORLD WAS TRANSFORMED. OUR MEMORIAL WILL BE REPRESENTED BY EMPTINESS AND A COLOSSAL TREE A SYMBOL OF A PROTECTOR WITH STRENGTH AND POWER, A LADDER TO THE HEAVENS IT'S 691 LEAVES WILL CARRY WITH EACH BRISTLE AND SIGH OUR PRAYERS INTO THE WIND. EMPTINESS / ABSENCE IS THE FEELING WE WANT THE MEMORIAL TO CONVEY ONLY 2 ELEMENTS WILL INHABIT THE SITE: A COLOSSAL TREE AND 2 BEAMS THE TREE-BY IT'S LOCATION ON THE HUDSON RIVER EDGES AND IN FULL VIEW OF MANHATTAN - IS A SPIRITUAL MARKER / STEPPING STONE BETWEEN THE WTC SITE AND THE 691 TREES OF THE MEMORIAL GROVE IT IS ALSO IN SPATIAL CONNECTION WITH THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND THE WTC / FREEDOM TOWER - THAT PHYSICAL INTERSECTION WILL BE PLANTED WITH VIOLETS THE 2 BEAMS SALVAGED FROM THE WTC DISASTER WILL REST PEACEFULLY AND UNDISTURBED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEMORIAL LAWN 
THE COLOSSAL 60 ft. HIGH RED OAK TREE .TRUNK AND BRANCHE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OUT OF A METAL SKELETON DRESSED IN RESIN AND GOLD LEAFED HANGING RED OAK LIKE LEAVES WILL BE MADE OUT OF GOLD PLATED METAL GOLD THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAS BEEN REVERED BECAUSE OF ITS BRIGHTNESS AND UNTARNISHABLE QUALITIES OUR MEMORIES OF THE VICTIMS WILL KEEP SHINING. THE 691 LEAVES, REPRESENTING THE VICTIMS WILL BRISTLE IN THE WIND HUMMING INTO ETERNITY. THE PEDESTAL A LARGE PIECE OF BLACK GRANITE - 20 FEET DIAMETER AND 3 FEET HIGH ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS WILL BE SANDBLASTED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN - SITS ON A LARGE BROWN GRANITE STAR REPRESENTING THE NEW JERSEY UNION STATE STAR ON THE BLACK GRANITE PEDESTAL . A CIRCLE BETWEEN THE TREE TRUNK AND THE LAST ROW OF VICTIM'S NAMES WILL WELCOME MEMENTOES AND FLOWERS FROM FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS NEW JERSEY STATE FLOWER : VIOLET NEW JERSEY STATE TREE : RED OAK
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