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ANTENNA IN 9/11 EXHIBIT
March 23, 2009
The TV antenna that once topped the north tower of the World Trade Center last seen riding a massive cloud of dust as the building crashed to the ground will play a key role in the 9/11 Memorial's museum.
"The antenna has a kind of poignancy to it. It was a distinguishing mark, and you knew it was the north tower because it was up there," said Alice Greenwald, director of the Memorial Museum.
Recalling the "incredibly painful memory of the tower collapse," Greenwald said, "Through that intense cloud of dust you see this antenna tower going down, down, down.
"Re-encountering it in the safe space of the museum is a way of paying homage."
A salvaged 20-foot section of the 360-foot-tall antenna will be put on display in a gallery designed for the piece.
Its massive size and weight (47,000 pounds) will help convey the enormity of the towers, Greenwald said.
The museum is slated to open about a year after the Memorial Plaza, which is now set for the 10th anniversary of the attacks.