Designers of the Flight 93 memorial have made a bowl-shaped piece of land its centerpiece, replacing the "Crescent of Embrace" design that many of us took as a symbol honoring the terrorists. According to the Associated Press, the design was otherwise unchanged:
In both old and new versions of the design, a tower with 40 wind chimes welcomes visitors to the site, where they can then walk to a large circular field ringed by 40 groves of red and sugar maple trees, symbolizing the 40 passengers and crew who died. There will also be pedestrian trails, a plaza from which to view the crash site, and a white marble wall with the victims' names inscribed.
In the Flight 93 National Memorial's newsletter, Murdoch described the new design as an "evolution" of what was announced two months ago, reflecting input from the public, the competition's jury and others.
Flight 93 was was hijacked after deparing Newark, New Jersey. It crashed as the passengers fought to take control of the plane from the terrorists. The original design simply had to be changed and the blogosphere deserves some of the credit for making that clear.
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