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Passage of Light: The Memorial Cloud by Gisela Baurmann, Sawad Brooks, Jonas Coersmeier<P><br>
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The memorial includes "a cloud," an open air structure with "cathedral like vaults below and a translucent structural glass walking structure above." The ground plain below the cloud contains two grassy wands, a field of light and slot openings to the bedrock below. The "processional passage" at bedrock connects the exposed slurry wall, the chamber for unidentified remains, exposed column remnants from the original Twin Towers and access to the footprints. Beneath the cloud, there will be 2,982 "Circles of Light" that will shine upwards, illuminating the engraved names of each individual. The design also includes an area for quiet contemplation under the canopy clouds.

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Passage of Light: The Memorial Cloud by Gisela Baurmann, Sawad Brooks, Jonas Coersmeier

The memorial includes "a cloud," an open air structure with "cathedral like vaults below and a translucent structural glass walking structure above." The ground plain below the cloud contains two grassy wands, a field of light and slot openings to the bedrock below. The "processional passage" at bedrock connects the exposed slurry wall, the chamber for unidentified remains, exposed column remnants from the original Twin Towers and access to the footprints. Beneath the cloud, there will be 2,982 "Circles of Light" that will shine upwards, illuminating the engraved names of each individual. The design also includes an area for quiet contemplation under the canopy clouds. (Courtesy of the LMDC / November 19, 2003)

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