Votives in Suspension

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Votives in Suspension

• An Array of Candles Hanging from the Ceiling
• Candles are Fed by Fuel Running Through the Wire
  thats Holding Them
• Different Lengths Signify the Age of the Victim
• Along the Liberty Wall there Will be a Story
  Detailing the World Trade Centers Story

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Votives in Suspension

• The Names of the Victims are Listed in
  Alphabetical Order Starting in the North and
  Ending in the South Tower
• There is a Passage Way Connecting the Two
  Sanctuaries and Provides Access to the Burial
  Space for the Unidentified Victims
• Each Name is More Individualized on its Own
  Piece of the Wall

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Votives in Suspension

• Each Light Signified a Person and that Persons
  Family and Friends were Present to Light the
  Candle
• This Design used Light for its Center of
  Attention Because Light Signifies Life
• The Lights Never Go Out

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Votives in Suspension

• There is a Reflective Pool Below the Hanging
  Lights

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Votives in Suspension

• This is the Night View of What the Memorial Would
  Look Like from the Outside

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Garden of Lights

• The Memorial is Only Open from 846am to 1029am
• 2,982 Lights are Symbolic of All the Victims
• 1,275 Lights Symbolize the Resting Place for the
  Unidentified Victims

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Garden of Lights

• Each Individual Victims Name is Engraved into
  Each Pillar
• The Light is Provided by the Sun so if a Cloud
  Covers the Sun the Lights Go Out

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Garden of Light

• People Obtain Roses to Put Throughout the
  Memorial
• Petals Fall into the Stream to Lead the Visitors
  to the North Room

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Garden of Light

• A Gardner is Invited Every Year from a Different
  Part of the World
• On the Ground Level there is an Orchard

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Garden of Light

• This Picture Illustrates how the Light System is
  Going to Work