Post by Administrator on Jul 16, 2002 13:36:54 GMT -5
Plans for rebuilding the World Trade Center include memorials, office space and cultural centers, but none of the six potential designs would include buildings as high as the fallen twin towers, officials familiar with the proposals said.
Proposals to be released Tuesday call for replacing the 11 million square feet of office and retail space lost on Sept. 11 with a cluster of buildings much shorter than the 110-story towers, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
They said each of the six plans includes a substantial memorial to the victims of the attacks. The officials said four of the plans would keep clear the ground once occupied by the towers.
The New York Times reported Tuesday that all of the plans include a central memorial park that could take up as much as a third to two-thirds of the 16-acre trade center site.
Groups representing victims' families have demanded that the ground where the towers stood not be used for anything but a memorial.
Proposals to be released Tuesday call for replacing the 11 million square feet of office and retail space lost on Sept. 11 with a cluster of buildings much shorter than the 110-story towers, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
They said each of the six plans includes a substantial memorial to the victims of the attacks. The officials said four of the plans would keep clear the ground once occupied by the towers.
The New York Times reported Tuesday that all of the plans include a central memorial park that could take up as much as a third to two-thirds of the 16-acre trade center site.
Groups representing victims' families have demanded that the ground where the towers stood not be used for anything but a memorial.
