Bayonne 911 Memorial

“When we approach the memorial and lay the flowers, we see ourselves being reflected in the tear. So you are participating. You are crying as well.”

– Zurab Tsereteli

“A monument designed by Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli to commemorate victims of the Sept. 11 attacks will serve as a symbol of Russian-American unity against the threat of terrorism,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sept. 16, 2005 during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the sculptural monument in Bayonne.

The 176-ton sculpture, entitled “To the Struggle Against World Terrorism”, consists of a 100-foot tall rectangular bronze block with a fissure down the middle creating the tension and drama of the sculptural image, in which a teardrop in memory of those whose lives were lost is suspended.

Nine walkways lead to the 11-sided granite base where the names of the 9/11 victims as well as victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombings are engraved.
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