2001 Times Square Ball - New York, NY
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Parts of the Times Square New Years Eve Ball are on display at the National September 11 memorial museum, honoring the victims who lost their lives that day.
Waymark Code: WMRKXK
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2016
Views: 5
The plaque says, At 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2001, atop 1 Times Square, outgoing New York City Mayor Rudolph Giulianai ushered in the New Year by pressing a button that releases an illuminated crystal ball memorializing the victims of 9/11 and honor first responders. Six feet in diameter and weighing 1,070 pounds, the 2001 Times Square Ball was composed of 504 Waterford crystal triangles.
Inscriptions on the crystals acknowledged losses from the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and abroad all four hijacked flights, as well as the first responder agencies and the home countries of the victims. The engraved tallies of those presumed dead were estimates, reflecting incomplete knowledge at that moment in time."
Type: Time Ball
In service: no
Address:
National September 11 Memorail Museum
New York City, NY, USA
Time of signal: Not listed
Year established (if known): Not listed
Year decommissioned (if applicable): Not listed
Weblink (if any): Not listed
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