National September 11 Memorial

  After being opened Sunday to only friends and family of ones lost in the 9/11 attacks, the National September 11 Memorial has been opened to the public.  The memorial consists of two open-topped cubes nearly an acre in size which stand upon the footprints of the twin towers.  The inside is made of granite and the top is bronze, engraved with the names of all those who were lost to the terrorist attacks.  Falling into the pools are the largest man-made waterfalls in North America.  They are building a National September 11 Museum near the memorial and three office towers are in progress.  Underground there will be a complex of shopping and transportation hubs.  The project is supposed to be finished around 2015.