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13.06.08
I can now say I've seen the Statue of Liberty
and the Staten Island ferry!
Ferrys making the trip back to the city
Many of the street vendors were still working
and I was stunned to realize that one man
was offering to take
my photo with the huge
snake he had draped around his neck! It was
really beautiful and I wish now I had worked
up
a bit more courage and said yes.
- The Sphere -
For three decades this sculpture
stood in the plaza
of The World Trade Centre. Entitled 'The Sphere',
it was conceived by artist FritzKoenig as a symbol
of
world peace. It was damaged during the tragic
events ofSeptember 11, 2001, but endures as an
icon of hope and the indestructible
spirit of this
country. The Sphere was placed here on March 11,
2002 as a temporary memorial to all those who lost
their
lives in the terrorist attacks at
the World Trade Centre.
This eternal flame was ignited on September 11,
2002
in honor of of all those who were lost.
Their spirit and sacrifice will never be forgotten.
(copied from the plaque beside The Sphere and eternal flame)
As well as the Statue of Liberty and the Staten
Island
ferry, I've also seen Wall St!
- St. Paul's Chapel -
We
walked a short distance to the Trinity
Church, St. Paul's Chapel which stands
next to the Twin Towers site.
On September 11th when the towers were
destroyed the church escaped practically
undamaged.
It’s a truly beautiful building
and seems quite out of place in its city
setting. I would expect to see such a
church
in an English countryside.
The English countryside in the middle of New York city.
- the Trinity Root -
From a nearby sign:
"Trinity Root, 2005. Steve Tobin, b. 1957. Patinated bronze,
12-1/2 feet high x 20 feet wide. Gift
of the artist.
This sculpture is cast from the roots of the
sycamore tree that was stricken by flying
debris
on September 11, 2001 in the
churchyard behind St. Paul's Chapel at
Broadway and Fulton Street. Tobin created
the bronze sculpture
from 300 individual
castings of the tree's roots to commemorate
the events of September 11. The sculpture
was dedicated
here on this site on
September 11, 2005. The original sycamore
roots, painstakingly preserved by Tobin with
the help
of tree experts, now rest permanently
in the St. Paul's Chapel churchyard."
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