As we count down to the start of Passover, we look back at my visit to the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York last November. The Garden of Stones is a living memorial to the holocaust, with an arrangement of trees and stones that complement and contrast the architecture of the building. From this perspective, they also frame 1 World Trade Center quite nicely.
Looking south from the top-floor terrace of the Whitney Museum on an anomalously warm late-November day in New York City. We see an iconic New York rooftop water tower juxtaposed with 1WTC and other newer buildings.
[By David Jones [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons]
Earlier this year, 1WTC (on the left of the photo above) officially became the tallest building in New York City. It was officially topped off in August at 104 stories. Even last year, the under-construction building dominated the lower Manhattan skyline, with both its reflective windows and bright construction lighting.
I also had the opportunity to visit the new 9-11 memorial that opened last year.
The healing of the city includes modern design and massive scale, and attention to the human level with open spaces and green elements. I am looking forward to seeing how things have progressed when I visit again later this year.
