Save the WTC Sphere
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SAVE THE WTC SPHERE
The bronze globe sculpture The Sphere was created by artist Frtiz Koenig. It stood as the centerpiece of the World Trade Center plaza for thirty years as a symbol of world peace.
On September 11, though severely damaged in the terrorist attacks, it emerged intact from the rubble of the WTC. It was thus embraced as a symbol of the strength and perseverance of America.
It currently stands in Battery Park, about a half mile south of Ground Zero. It was installed there with much ceremony on March 11, 2002, the sixth month anniversary of the attacks, as a temporary memorial. There was full intent at the time, and the 9/11 families were promised, that the Sphere would be returned as the centerpiece of the future 9/11 memorial at the World Trade Center.
Instead, however, the Sphere, the only remaining intact remnant of the WTC has been banned from Ground Zero and the national Sept. 11 memorial.
The designers of the memorial have ruled that it CANNOT be returned. In order, they said, to protect the integrity of the design.
The memorial design will include over 500 trees. Mayor Bloomberg and his deputy mayor, Patricia Harris, will not permit any of those trees to be cleared to create a proper space that allows the return of the Sphere and respects its history and significance.
At Ground Zero, landscaping takes precedence over 9/11.
This is a denial of history. It is an affront against the American spirit that triumphed 9/11; it is an assault upon truth and memory. It betrays the memory of the innocents slaughtered there.
America has no more vital historical artifact than the WTC Sphere. We DEMAND the return of the Sphere as the centerpiece of the National September Memorial at the World Trade Center.
The bronze globe sculpture The Sphere was created by artist Frtiz Koenig. It stood as the centerpiece of the World Trade Center plaza for thirty years as a symbol of world peace.
On September 11, though severely damaged in the terrorist attacks, it emerged intact from the rubble of the WTC. It was thus embraced as a symbol of the strength and perseverance of America.
It currently stands in Battery Park, about a half mile south of Ground Zero. It was installed there with much ceremony on March 11, 2002, the sixth month anniversary of the attacks, as a temporary memorial. There was full intent at the time, and the 9/11 families were promised, that the Sphere would be returned as the centerpiece of the future 9/11 memorial at the World Trade Center.
Instead, however, the Sphere, the only remaining intact remnant of the WTC has been banned from Ground Zero and the national Sept. 11 memorial.
The designers of the memorial have ruled that it CANNOT be returned. In order, they said, to protect the integrity of the design.
The memorial design will include over 500 trees. Mayor Bloomberg and his deputy mayor, Patricia Harris, will not permit any of those trees to be cleared to create a proper space that allows the return of the Sphere and respects its history and significance.
At Ground Zero, landscaping takes precedence over 9/11.
This is a denial of history. It is an affront against the American spirit that triumphed 9/11; it is an assault upon truth and memory. It betrays the memory of the innocents slaughtered there.
America has no more vital historical artifact than the WTC Sphere. We DEMAND the return of the Sphere as the centerpiece of the National September Memorial at the World Trade Center.
7383 Signatures
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Debbie A
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- I am a 9/11 survivor. The sphere brought me joy every day when I would walk to work, or when I would eat lunch in the plaza. More importantly, though, it is a symbol of strength, and standing proof that we can survive anything. Listen to the families, and listen to the survivors - the sphere must be made a part of the memorial.
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shirley mc d
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Elizabeth T
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Paul
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- the sphere needs to be placed back in its true place of rest.
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Jeff S
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- Put the damn towers back!
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Terry
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Armando E P
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Warren F
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- No revisionist history...
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Shelia A A
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Gina C
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- I worked at One Liberty Plaza & saw this EVERYDAY. It's ALL we have left after that tragedy.
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Michele C
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Nicole P
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Guadalupe T
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Nereyda T
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- R.I.P to all victims of 9/11.
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Tara M
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- This is ridiculous - the sphere belongs at the memorial and nowhere else. Please respect the wishes of the families!
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Lisa H
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Sabrina
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- I can't believe this - how is there no "room" for this structure in the WTC MEMORIAL? Please don't take it away from us.
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Jennifer T
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Judy P
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Brian C B
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- It should be returned to where it stood for all to see.
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Cindy B
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Linnette Z
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christian p
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jake
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jake
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Elaine G
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- Return it. It proves we all have survived, a little worse for wear, but survived.
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patricia r
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- The Heros all should be remembered forever.
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Tim J G
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anthony w
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- I watched a television news report of the issue today, here in Australia, and believe that it should be relocated back to ground zero- it has an iconic symbolic resonance which must be considered ,I'm surprised that the mayors office appears to be spinning on its axis- a difficult decision to resolve and meet everyones expectations but that's the role...the mayor needs to make a decision and stand by it...
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Jack D
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m c
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Kristin S
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Jan M
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Paul
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Mary Ellen M
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Mary A
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- "G-d shed His grace on thee..."
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Colleen G
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- This should be part of the memorial. We should NEVER FORGET!
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Beth N
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- We should proudly bring the sphere back to the 911 site to show how it made it thru the attack just like we did.
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Gina T
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- Please don't let this happen, we need to remember!
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Margaret A
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R. C
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- Wake up! It happened-never forget! Honor the USA
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Patricia M. S
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- Disgraceful! We must NEVER sacrifice remembrance and honor for aesthetics.
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Sharon Z
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- Stop erasing History!
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Florence H
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- It's suppose to be a Memorial not a park
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Joseph Z
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- It's a symbol of World Peace - do you have a problem with that???
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Frank C
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- Stop pandering to liberals, move the sphere.
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Angela D
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- It's a day I will never forget...return the Sphere so we all will remember the innocent Americans who lost their lives that day.
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Jason K
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Craig S
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REBECCA F R
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