UK Citizens September 11th 2001

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Reference WMO/292794

Address:

Grosvenor Square

Mayfair

London Borough of Westminster

England

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Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Garden
Materials:
  • Other Other
Conflicts:
  • 21st Century Wars
About the memorial: A garden, surrounded by railings ,with a wooden temple and pergola with climbing plants. There are three plaques with dedication and names. In front of temple is a poem, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mayfair & Hyde Park Walk: Two hijacked passenger planes slammed into the twin towers of New York’s Trade Centre where over 2500 people were killed. The wooden temple and garden were designed as a reminder of the event and how it was remembered. Buried beneath the garden is a twisted metal girder from the remains of “Ground Zero” The half tonne of rusted steel is preserved in resin and placed underground as being too distressing to be displayed. The garden has been planted with plants which relate to the event, rosemary (which symbolises remembrance), plants which come from North America and flower in September and flowers from Queen Elizabeth II’s bouquet for the memorial service held in 2003 at Westminster Abbey. Surrounding the sundial are words by Henry Van Dyke which were read at the Westminster Abbey service. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Route: From here return west through the gardens to find the column with eagle on top. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This memorial would fall outside of WMT's definition of a war memorial, rather a 'commemorative object of terrorist act'.
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Garden area in which is a wooden temple-like stucture/pavilion facing the US Embassy. An oak pergola (an open framework over a walkway usually covered with climbing plants) frames the rear half of the garden. There are three plaques, two being names only and the other bearing the main dedication. In front of the temple is part of a poem, For Katrina's Sun-dial by Henry Van Dyke, on an oval stone set into the pavement. A part of the structure of the World Trade Centre is buried beneath the temple. The area is surrounded by railings and two planting beds containing a mixture of shrubs and herbaceous plants frame the entrance to the garden. An interpretation board stands in the squar

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