Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden
 Monument at night | |
| Coordinates | 34°04′20″N 118°23′58″W / 34.072253°N 118.399532°WCoordinates: 34°04′20″N 118°23′58″W / 34.072253°N 118.399532°W |
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| Location | Beverly Hills, California |
| Opening date | September 11, 2011 |
| Dedicated to | Victims of the 9/11 attacks |
The Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden is a memorial space in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks in Beverly Hills, California at the corner of North Rexford Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard/Burton Way. Dedicated on September 11, 2011, exactly ten years after the attack, it is centered on a 30-foot bent steel beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. It was entirely funded by private donors. It forms part of the grounds of the Beverly Hills Fire Department.[1]
History
The memorial commemorates the victims of the September 11 attacks as well as the heroism of first responders, firefighters and law enforcement officers that day.[1][2][3]
The project was initiated in 2009, when Beverly Hills Fire Chief Timothy J. Scranton announced they had acquired a 30-foot, 1,900-pound bent floor beam taken from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.[2][3][4][5] Around the beam, there are curved granite benches, meant for visitors to reflect upon the tragedy.[3] Behind the beam, there are replicas of the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and the field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.[4][5] There are also stainless steel plaques with the names of the 2,977 lives lost that day.[3] Construction of the monument was overseen by McCoy Construction.[2][5] It was entirely funded by private donors, who collectively gave over US$600,000.[2][3][6] Their names are inscribed on the monument, as can be seen on the picture.
The monument was dedicated on the tenth anniversary of the attacks in 2011.[1][5][6] To mark the dedication, commemorative challenge coins were created.[7] The memorial is open to the public every day.[3] Since 2011, the annual 9/11 memorial concert in Beverly Hills has taken place near the memorial garden. In 2013, the concert was performed by the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra.[8]
References
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- 1 2 3 Official website: Home
- 1 2 3 4 Twisted beam from World Trade Center to become part of Beverly Hills memorial, Daily News, 07/25/11
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Official website: About the Project
- 1 2 Neal Broverman, Meet the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial, Complete With WTC Wreckage, LA Curbed, July 26, 2011
- 1 2 3 4 Jonah Lowenfeld, World Trade Center relic installed at Beverly Hills’ 9/11 Memorial Garden, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 26, 2011
- 1 2 Lucy Blodgett, Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden Opens, The Huffington Post, 09/11/11
- ↑ Official website: Challenge coins
- ↑ Beverly Hills Remembers 9/11 Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., Beverly Hills Courier, 09/11/2013