Upcoming 9/11 Memorial on Google Earth

Thanks to a partnership between Google and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, a full, 3D, accurate model of the upcoming memorial is visible on Google Earth. Even though the memorial isn't slated to be finished until at least next September, visitors to Google will be able to see what awaits them next year. The model includes the 1,776 ft tall Freedom Tower, the two reflecting pools that serve as "footprints" of the twin towers, and even the 400 white oak trees that will grace the 16-acre memorial.
So razor-sharp and up-close are the visual details that family members will be able to hone in on the nearly 3,000 bronze nameplates that will identify the innocents who were massacred in the 2001 attacks.

Link to story. Link to virtual tour. - via gothamist

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What? Where's the mosque? Gotta have one of those! Where's the gazebo for Truthers? Must have forgot it... Where's the crescent shaped whatever that symbolizes anything but islam?

I agree w/ penn& teller. Should have just re-built a couple of nice buildings and placed a memorial in a courtyard on site.
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I like Penn & Teller's idea. Build two building that look exactly the same as the old ones. The more I think about it, the more anything else just sounds like we're letting the bad guys win.
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If I remember right, I was under the impression they were going to build this huge, mega-tall building in place of the towers. Wonder what happened to that?
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