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Memoria e Luce

Padua, Italy

Memoria e Luce is a memorial in Padua, Italy for victims of the 9/11 attacks on New York City. The memorial features a twisted steel beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center and donated to the Regione de Venetto. The memorial was completed in September 2005 in collaboration with Permasteelisa.

 

The installation revolves around a joist from the Twin Towers that was donated to the Veneto Region, and in turn by the Region to the city of Padua. A glass wall runs zigzag through the ensemble, terminating in a wedge formed by two glass walls that form the leaves of a book. A page is detached from the book and carries the joist, oriented toward the Statue of Liberty in New York.

"The Light of Liberty shines through the Book of History." This Book is open to the memory of the heroes of September 11th, with the left-hand page holding a dramatic beam salvaged from the World Trade Center attack. The latitude of New York is connected to the center of Padua as the vertical hinge of the Book. The eternal affirmation of Freedom is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, as seen by million of emigrants coming to America. On the left-hand page is inscribed the dramatic beam salvaged from the World Trade Centre attack. The latitude of New York is connected to the centre of Padua as the vertical hinge of the Book.

"The Book is luminous, as is the low and expressive wall which creates an intimate place for meditation. The luminosity of this 'beacon' will be modulated in subtle rhythms. The Book is delicately balanced between the historical buildings of Padua, the bridge, and the waterway. The memorial also includes the re-discovery of the historical masonry wall and the creation of a place that is both memorable and uplifting. This special place will glow day and night, and throughout the seasons of the year."

Daniel Libeskind


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Memoria e Luce, 9/11 Memorial

Commission: 2004
Completion: 2005
Client:
Regione del Veneto


Building Address:
Giardini delle Porte Contarine
Via Giotto
35137 Padua PD
Italy

Technical Details:
Area:
2,500 sq ft.

Height:
56 ft.

Structure:
Steel Structure with glass cladding



Credits:
Contractor:
Permasteelisa Italy

Structural Engineer:
AMIS Agenziamilanostrutture

Lighting Design:
iGuzzini

Photo Credits:
©Bitter Bredt Fotografie: Images 1-9, 14-15
©Michele Nastasi: Images 10-11,17, main
©SDL: Image 12
©Joel Meyerowitz: Image 13,16


Website
Regione Veneto

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