Collapse of the World Trade Center

September 11, 2001

These photographs and essays were not produced by the author of this web page.  They were collected from various sources on the web in the days following the disaster.  Credits are shown where they were provided with the image.

Before

Before & After

Vista Sequence 1

Vista Sequence 2

Plume

Impact & Aftermath

Skyline Images

Ground Zero 1

Ground Zero 2

Poetics

Near and Far

Maps & Graphics

Damage

The Movie - An Essay by Alan Feuer

Fighting To Live As The Towers Died - An Article by Jim Dwyer, Eric Lipton, Kevin Flynn, James Glanz and Ford Fessenden of The New York Times

Towers Withstood Impact, But Fell To Fire - An Article by James Glanz and Eric Lipton from The New York Times

Building Plans - An Essay by Paul Goldberger

The Biggest Foundation - An Essay by Edith Iglauer

Requiem Imagined - A Design Proposal by Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere

Requiem Realized - An Article by Dan Berry from The New York Times

Requiem Observed - An Essay by Herbert Muschamp from The New York Times

Plans for Ground Zero Unveiled - An Article by Edward Wyatt from The New York Times

Rediscovering and Celebrating the Vertical Life - An Article by Herbert Muschamp from The New York Times

Two Finalists Are Accepted for the Void at Ground Zero - An Article by Edward Wyatt from The New York Times

Libeskind Plan Chosen for World Trade Center Site - An Article by Edward Wyatt from The New York Times

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