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Tuesday, 16 July, 2002, 21:07 GMT 22:07 UK
Ground Zero plans unveiled
![]() The Memorial Plaza, one of six alternative designs
The first official plans for redeveloping the site where the World Trade Center stood have been made public by authorities in New York.
Six proposals were unveiled, each of which include a memorial to the victims of the 11 September attacks. The plans are rough drafts and will be narrowed down to one final design by December.
The debate about what should replace the Twin Towers has been highly charged, with many victims' relatives demanding that an area be left untouched out of respect to the nearly 3,000 people who died. The publication of the plans comes a day after forensic teams officially ended searching through debris from the site for human remains. Place of remembrance The six concepts were commissioned by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), an umbrella body set up by New York Governor George Pataki.
The six options are:
Public debate The LMDC said the plans were aimed at "respecting the site as a place of remembrance facilitating continued revitalisation of Lower Manhattan". None of the six proposals include buildings as high as the former 110-storey twin towers.
Groups representing victims' families led the drive for a permanent memorial. "Where Tower One and Tower Two stood is sacred ground," said Joseph Maurer, whose daughter, Jill Campbell, died in the suicide attacks. "It's the same as Gettysburg or Pearl Harbour," he said. The proposals will be subjected to vigorous public debate over the next few months. |
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