A museum will open in New York at the site of the former WTC

New York - A museum commemorating the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, will be officially opened in New York on Thursday. The National Memorial and Museum of September 11 stands on the site of the former "twin towers," the World Trade Center (WTC) skyscrapers that collapsed after being struck by planes piloted by terrorists.
    The memorial, featuring two square pools precisely located where the former skyscrapers stood, was opened to the public on September 12, 2011. Last year, 5.3 million people visited the area known as Memorial Plaza.
    The museum section of the complex, wedged between the pools, is opening only now with a delay. Construction of the museum began in March 2006, and its main part is located 21 meters below street level at the foundations of the former WTC.
    Access to the building, designed by architect Davis Brody Bond, is through a pavilion by the Norwegian architectural firm Snøhetta. This part of the building is created in a deconstructivist style and symbolically resembles the rubble of the building.
    The multimedia exhibition includes, among other things, photographs of all the victims of the attacks. The museum also displays parts of the collapsed skyscrapers and a damaged fire truck. Visitors can listen to emergency calls from September 11, 2001.
    The exhibition is divided into two parts. The first, titled "In Memoriam," honors the 2,983 people killed on September 11, 2001, as well as the six victims of the bombing in the underground garages of the building on February 26, 1993. The second exhibition tells the story of the September 11 terrorist attack and what preceded it.
    For the first six days, the new museum will be accessible only to the relatives of nearly 3,000 victims, rescuers, and those directly affected by the terrorist attacks. The planned ticket price of $24 (approximately 480 crowns) has outraged some of them, even though they do not have to pay for admission. They believe the museum should not be a profit-generating tourist attraction. However, every Tuesday from 5 to 8 PM, admission will be free for everyone.
    The original plans counted on opening the museum three years ago, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the attacks. However, construction faced delays, including due to flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy and disputes with the landowner that halted work for nearly a year.