Peace begins as an eternal beacon, giving peace to the dead and the living, while realizing and prov

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• INTRODUCTION
• Peace begins as an eternal beacon, giving peace
  to the dead and the living, while realizing and
  providing sanctuary for all those lost.
• Remembering, recognizing and representing the
  deeds, strength, courage, and support by the Fire
  Fighters/Medics and Police/Port Authority.
• Radiates the unity, kindness, generosity, and
  love of human kind and supports those that need
  healing.
• Adorns itself in universal colors of our living
  world.
• Is respectfully balanced and gives balance to its
  surroundings that are liberty and freedom that
  they may communicate harmoniously.
• Is grounded in its fundamentals of serenity and
  joy.
• Inspires and encourages hearts by reawakening the
  spirit through cleansing with truth and peace.
• Reaffirms respect for life by providing a means
  to inspire an end to hatred, ignorance,
  intolerance and prejudice by guiding the spirit
  to the truth of peace.
• Touches us physically, mentally, emotionally,
  spiritually, socially, economically, and
  globally.
• Communicating to all human kind individually,
  beyond borders of religion, race, sex, or nation,
  and yet binding us together in unity as one and
  returning us to the essence of truth within us, a
  living memorial which is radiant peace.

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Representing
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The World Trade Center complex was declared, upon
its completion 30 years ago, a living symbol of
mans dedication to world peace
Kevin M. Rampe
Interim President
Lower Manhattan
Development Corporation
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• In the center column there are rooms, one for
  each victim that perished so the family of the
  victim may decorate the room as they see fitting
  to sooth their pain and remember their loved
  ones personality.
• The angle beams also contain rooms. One side is
  for the Fire Fighters and Medics the other is for
  the Police and Port Authority who gave their
  lives fighting for peace. Also symbolically they
  are the support necessary for peace structurally
  and socially.

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• A banner given by the UCLA Fire and Police
  departments read We support you and stand united
  as one The structure offers symbolism by two
  angle beams that support the structure,
• (We support you) the beams stand, upholding a
  circle that unites one victims pillar in the
  center, thus We support you and stand united as
  one. The circular unity of its physical
  structure also symbolizes that heroic patrons,
  construction workers, artists and all kind
  helpers are necessary for the radiance of unity
  and peace. The angled beams are a leaning
  support for the structure and are representative
  of the strength and support given by the
  Firefighters/Ambulance medics on one side and
  Police/Port Authority on the other. For it is
  their strength, support, and even lives that were
  courageously given for the sake and stability of
  peace.

We are all distinct, but equally important to the
unity of peace.
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• The lower section of the structure goes in to the
  ground giving peace to dead and the rest above
  ground giving peace to the living.
• At the bottom of the structure there is a
  cleansing and reflecting pond, so that one may
  wash their hands of hatred, ignorance,
  intolerance and prejudice while reflecting on the
  past, present, and future of personal and social
  events, that the past may present a reflection to
  a peaceful future.

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Inspiring
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• At the base of the sacred ground there is a stage
  in the shape of a hand encouraging us to help and
  guide people to peace. It also serves as a
  gathering area for public and community events.
• The aspects of peace being joyous and solemn. At
  the ends of the peace structure, at the twin
  towers footprints are two parks. One is a
  remembrance park that people may go to and have a
  quiet and serene place for inner healing.
• The other park is a more vibrant park where
  children and families can play and celebrate the
  joy of peace.

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• Peace inspires and openly communicates beyond
  borders of nation or religion to a receptive
  heart, inspiring us to use the desire of peace
  within us as a tool to aid ourselves in the
  necessary maintenance of keeping our hearts clean
  of the prejudice and hatred that attacks all
  humanity at some level.

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• Peace is colored in blue and green representing
  colors of the world and not to represent a gift
  that is only for America.
• The peace symbol is also an internationally
  recognized character, as not to confuse the world
  of its deepest meaning.

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Rebuilding
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• The circumference of the peace symbol is 1776
  feet around, matching the height of the tower
  beside it named freedom tower. This way freedom
  and peace can live together in harmony circularly
  and linearly. The peace structure is
  distinguished by a balanced view with the statue
  of liberty, for we know the essence of liberty is
  the harmony of freedom and peace. These three,
  liberty, freedom, and peace, the blessing of
  democracy.
• The symbol is also designed to give implied lines
  to the surrounding financial structures, creating
  a circle of unity, giving free economics
  inspiration for peace, and that peace be given to
  free economics. Peace is designed to promote
  balanced economic flow and inspire tourism.

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• MEMORIAL MISSION STATEMENT
• May their footprints be the cornerstone for
  World Peace by remembering and honoring them with
  sorrow and laughter, that their tragedy may have
  purpose and meaning by bringing peace to all who
  are alive, as well as those who perished. For
  the sacred gift of respect is the blessing of
  peace, that those who pursue respect may attain
  this gift, and may this gift find those who rest
  in it. We who survive endure for peace, because
  we are a peace loving people. Recognizing peace
  by an internationally symbolic structure where
  the structure supports itself by each piece being
  necessary to support each other. It is a
  representation of unity and enduring for the sake
  of peace. May the lives remembered, the deeds
  recognized, and the spirit reawakened be eternal
  beacons, which reaffirm respect for life,
  strengthen our resolve to preserve freedom, and
  inspire an end to hatred, ignorance, and
  intolerance.
• This statement and the essence of it must be
  reflected upon. May it be visible on a
  reflection pond at the bottom of the symbol, that
  this structure can be a worldwide beacon for the
  freedom of peace, and the peace of freedom. A
  memorial to the respect of life, that this pond
  may serve as a way for one to free their spirit
  by publicly washing their hands and hearts of
  hatred, ignorance, and intolerance and seeing a
  reflection on the past, present, and future of
  ones self and our evolving events, realizing that
  our preservation of freedom is the unity of
  peace, and that the unity of peace is the
  strength of our freedom. To inspire peace and
  truth beyond boundaries at the core of humanity,
  the human heart.

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Actual submission for World Trade Center Site
Memorial Competition
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• WORLD PEACE
• From the rising of the sun to the shooting of the
  stars
• One way seems as near as the other is far
• A land of strange places with oceans in between
• But for as divided as it appears its more
  together than its seams
• Its a ball in a circle with great animation
• Funny thing is no one knows the destination
• Some say its Jesus, some say its Allah
• But both say its my way or hell will befall ya
• Now a circle thats true has neither beginning
  nor end
• So whats the big deal were just a circle of
  friends
• Some like it with sugar and others with spice
• So we eat it how we like it because its our God
  given life
• Tastefully the dish that you wish for is given to
  eat
• However the wish that you dish for is best taken
  as a treat

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Conclusion
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• "In its powerful, yet simple articulation of the
  footprints of the Twin Towers, "Reflecting
  Absence" has made the voids left by the
  destruction the primary symbols of our loss. It
  is a memorial that expresses both the
  incalculable loss of life and its consoling
  renewal, a place where all of us come together to
  remember from generation to generation."
  Reflecting Absence, (right) currently the chosen
  memorial is viewable at http//www.wtcsitememorial
  .org
• HOWEVER
• Minoru Yamasaki a UW Alumni and the architect for
  the World Trade Center dedicated the World Trade
  Center to be a monument to world peace
• Please see more information about this
  presentation and Minoru Yamasaki _at_
• www.worldpeacemonument.com