9/11 National Memorial and Museum, NYC

Some snaps from today's visit to 'Ground Zero' in New York where the 9/11 National Memorial and Museum now exist.

The Memorial; its walls engraved with the names of victims

The Museum is adjacent to the Memorial on land previously occupied by one of the destroyed towers. Visitors enter at ground level and then descend underground through a series of escalators, stairs and ramps deep below the surface where previously structural support and service areas for the towers were located. Damaged remnants from the towers are on display along with an extraordinarily comprehensive range of material relating to most aspects of the attacks both within the USA and internationally.

Some photos from inside the Museum.

Steel remnants from a tower

Tower remnants and tributes deep below ground

The descent past further remnants

Steel facade, levels 96-99, North Tower

Stone steps in fire exit used by some survivors

Tribute quilt

Visitors in the centre

South Tower excavation

Remnant of antenna from fallen tower

Elevator motor recovered from site

Damaged fire truck

Crowds at ground zero

The new building on the site constructed to replace the towers is 1 World Trade Center and we have been told it will be officially opened this Thursday, 11 September 2014, the thirteenth anniversary of the 2001 attacks.

1 World Trade Center