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South Pool  
   

South Pool

The pools are sombrely dramatic, and very moving memorials to the fallen. The victims names are written on the surround, which is apparently internally lit at night. WTC1 at the far end of the photo is 1,776 ft high including the spire (really?) but the building itself is two feet lower than the original tower.
New York, NEW YORK

October 21st 2016
Geo: 40.7792, -73.9632A busy and fun day. Subway'd to Brooklyn and walked back across the Brooklyn Bridge to the Financial District and the World Trade Centre. A good look around then subway again a long way uptown to the Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Met.After detouring via a knitting store, we thought we'd do some surface travel and caught the bus back along 5th Ave, ending up a ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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