Gardens in sky planned for September 11 site

A PLAN calling for soaring “gardens in the sky” and a submerged memorial was unveiled yesterday for the World Trade Center site, but wrangling between leaseholders, politicians and September 11 victims’ relatives will ultimately decide what fills the space.

New York officials decided yesterday on the design by Berlin-based architects Studio Daniel Libeskind to restore the lower Manhattan skyline. The formal announcement was made yesterday in the rebuilt glass-enclosed Winter Garden across the street from the scarred 16-acre site where 2,800 people were killed.

Architect Daniel Libeskind, a Polish-born immigrant to the US, thanked the people of New York, the United States and the world. He paid tribute to New Yorkers “for their extraordinary commitment and passion they have shown for the future of this fantastic city”.