Ground Zero has been a boarded construction site surrounded by police barricades and wandering tour groups for most of my residency in NYC. It was not a place I readily recommended for visitors and my own lack of attendance there meant I was only aware of developments with the skyward tower. So in negotiating a cut-through journey from east to west in downtown Manhattan earlier this week, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the long wrapped wound of the twin towers had been transformed into a great wonder. Like the Grand Canyon, you almost don’t see the pool until it opens up before you, and then with darkness all around it is a spectacular sight. Apart from the square glow of lights and the rippling sound of water in the wind, the setting was dark, black on shimmery black, and with almost no-one around it was a breathtaking experience. What an excellent development. The wind chill factor encouraged me onward but when the weather warms and the days are longer I will return for a less accidental reflection…
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Thank you Gabrielle for the spectacular photos and WOW what a wonder to chance upon
We only saw it during the day and it was a very powerful and moving experience. To see it as you have at night would have been another dimension altogether. What a fantastic shot.
Like ck1957 we saw it, or rather immersed ourselves in it, during the daylight hours and as tourists. It was much more overwhelming than I was expecting and a place for deep reflection on the whys and wherefores of life. I was so very impressed with the designs and spaces within the memorial.
It will be good, on our next visit to NY, to see something as beautiful and as positive as this looks, replacing the sad desolation
Absolutely Pamela – so nourishing to have a beautiful new energy to move forward with. And to be there at night is amazing…