New York City

By Paul Halbert

Brooklyn Bridge

• The impressive bridge spans the East river from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan and stretches for about 1.5 km.

• A pedestrian path is available and gives you the opportunity to have a unique view on the south side of Manhattan, particularly on the magnificent Woolworth building as you can see on the accompanying picture.

Statue of Liberty

• For the many immigrants that flocked from Europe to New York, the Statue of Liberty was the first image they saw of the USA. The statue was a gift from the French government for the 100th birthday of America's Independence.

• The Statue of Liberty is 46,5 meters high and together with the pedestal it reaches 93 meters. It used to be possible to take the staircase inside the statue and walk all the way up the 354 steps to the head from where you have a nice view on New York City, but for security reasons it was not allowed anymore for some time after Sept 11.

More Info• It was designed by a young French sculptor, Frédéric-Auguste

Bartholdi, who was striving to build a statue like the great Colossus that once stood at the Greek island Rhodos. The statue's face was modeled after his mother's and the story goes that the body was modeled after a prostitute. The steel framework was made by Gustave Eiffel, who also built the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It was constructed in France and sent to the USA in 214 pieces. The biggest and most embarrassing problem was the construction of the pedestal, which had to be paid for by the Americans themselves. The statue's torch was displayed in Madison Square Park for six years in an attempt to spark interest and attract funds. But it was only after publisher Joseph Pulitzer published the names of those who donated money for the project that the funds started flowing in. Eventually, the statue was erected 10 years late, in 1886.

World Trade Center

• It has been 365 days since we created this memorial site, and although a difficult undertaking, both emotionally and from a time aspect, we still stand by the belief that it has been the most worthwhile and rewarding professional undertaking we have ever chosen to do. Though it has been six months since the last update, we have monitored the emails, message board and lists consistently. What amazes us to this day is not only how we were able to help you, but you were able to help us, as well as help the many other visitors to this site. Simply by visiting, posting words, thoughts and pictures, this site still accomplishes it's intended goals.

History of Both

• We encourage everyone to say a prayer, attend a vigil or memorial ceremony, fly Old Glory proudly, and observe a moment of silence for those lost but not forgotten, however we also encourage you to live your life, carry on your routine as those lost loved ones would want you to, because we cannot afford to lose another day to this war on terror.