Today marks the 15th anniversary of the most devastating series of terrorist attacks executed on American soil.
September 11, 2001 was surely a day of sorrow for millions of Americans. And to help ease the pain and commemorate the lives of Americans lost in the attacks, dozens of memorials have been erected across the country.
In fact, one such monument even exists outside the country: The 9/11 Living Memorial located in Jerusalem, Israel.
Of course, the most famous memorial rests at Ground Zero itself. The National September 11 Memorial (pictured on the left) was opened to the public on September 12, 2011. On May 16, 2014, an accompanying museum was also opened.
To commemorate the lives of those lost those 15 years ago, we've compiled a list of some of the most inspiring and heartbreaking 9/11 memorials from around the country — and in one case, even beyond.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Dedicated:
Phase 1 (including Wall of Names, Memorial Plaza and Entrance Road): Sept. 11, 2011
Victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, according to NPR.
To the Struggle Against World Terrorism (Tears of Grief)
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Bayonne, New Jersey
Dedicated:
2005
Designed by:
Zurab Tsereteli (gifted by the Russian government)
In remembrance of:
Victims of the September 11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Postcards
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Staten Island, New York City
Year dedicated:
2004
Designed by:
Masayuki Sono
Eisenhower Park 9/11 Memorial
nassaucountyny.gov
Location:
East Meadow, New York
Year dedicated:
March 11, 2003
Designed by:
N/A
Garden of Reflection
9-11memorialgarden.org
Location:
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Dedicated:
September 30, 2006
Designed by:
Liuba Lashchyk
Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Beverly Hills, California
Year dedicated:
September 11, 2011
Designed by:
N/A
Seaford 9/11 Memorial
Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee Facebook page
Location:
Seaford, New York
Dedicated:
November 23, 2002
Designed by:
N/A
In remembrance of:
"Five Seaford High School graduates who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in NYC" according to the memorial's Facebook page.
Project 9/11 Indianapolis
http://visitindy.com/
Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dedicated:
2010
Designed by:
N/A
9/11 Flight Crew Memorial
911flightcrewmemorial.org
Location:
Grapevine, Texas
Year dedicated:
July 4th 2008
Designed by:
Valerie and Dean Thompson
9/11 Memorial
Location:
Naperville, Illinois
Dedicated:
September 11, 2003
Designed by:
Benton Harbor and Bill Cooper
9/11 Memorial
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
Year dedicated:
N/A
Designed by:
N/A (Comprised of two iron girders from Ground Zero)
The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy
Wikimedia commons
Location:
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, Connecticut
Year painted:
2002
Painted by:
Graydon Parrish
9/11 Living Memorial Plaza
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Ramot, Jerusalem
Dedicated:
12 November 2009
Designed by:
Eliezer Weishoff
The Rising
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
Year dedicated:
September 11, 2006
Designed by:
Frederic Schwartz
Empty Sky
Artist's rendering, Wikimedia commons
Location:
Liberty State Park, New Jersey
Dedicated:
September 10, 2011
Designed by:
Jessica Jamroz and Frederic Schwartz
America's Response Monument
Wikimedia commons
Location:
New York City (outside of One World Trade Center and across from the 9/11 Memorial)
Year dedicated:
November 11, 2011
Designed by:
Douwe Blumberg
September 11 Memorial
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Arlington National Cemetery
Year dedicated:
September 11, 2002
Designed by:
N/A
The Sphere
Wikimedia commons
Location:
Originally located in Austin J. Tobin Plaza in New York City, The Sphere was salvaged from the rubble of Ground Zero and relocated to Battery Park. It serves as a 9/11 memorial.
Striking 9/11 memorials from all around the country
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the most devastating series of terrorist attacks executed on American soil.
September 11, 2001 was surely a day of sorrow for millions of Americans. And to help ease the pain and commemorate the lives of Americans lost in the attacks, dozens of memorials have been erected across the country.
In fact, one such monument even exists outside the country: The 9/11 Living Memorial located in Jerusalem, Israel.
Of course, the most famous memorial rests at Ground Zero itself. The National September 11 Memorial (pictured on the left) was opened to the public on September 12, 2011. On May 16, 2014, an accompanying museum was also opened.
To commemorate the lives of those lost those 15 years ago, we've compiled a list of some of the most inspiring and heartbreaking 9/11 memorials from around the country — and in one case, even beyond.
Location:
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Dedicated:
Phase 1 (including Wall of Names, Memorial Plaza and Entrance Road): Sept. 11, 2011
Phase 2 (including learning and visitor centers) : Sept. 10, 2015
Phase 3 (Tower of Voices): In development
Designed by:
Paul Murdoch Architects with Nelson Byrd Woltz
Source: nps.gov
Location:
Arlington County, Virginia
Dedicated:
September 11, 2008
Designed by:
Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman
Source: pentagonmemorial.org
Location:
Phoenix, Arizona
Year dedicated:
Sept.
Designed by:
Eddie Jones, Maria Salenger among others.
In remembrance of:
Victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, according to NPR.
Location:
Bayonne, New Jersey
Dedicated:
2005
Designed by:
Zurab Tsereteli (gifted by the Russian government)
In remembrance of:
Victims of the September 11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Location:
Staten Island, New York City
Year dedicated:
2004
Designed by:
Masayuki Sono
Location:
East Meadow, New York
Year dedicated:
March 11, 2003
Designed by:
N/A
Location:
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Dedicated:
September 30, 2006
Designed by:
Liuba Lashchyk
Location:
Beverly Hills, California
Year dedicated:
September 11, 2011
Designed by:
N/A
Location:
Seaford, New York
Dedicated:
November 23, 2002
Designed by:
N/A
In remembrance of:
"Five Seaford High School graduates who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in NYC" according to the memorial's Facebook page.
Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dedicated:
2010
Designed by:
N/A
Location:
Grapevine, Texas
Year dedicated:
July 4th 2008
Designed by:
Valerie and Dean Thompson
Location:
Naperville, Illinois
Dedicated:
September 11, 2003
Designed by:
Benton Harbor and Bill Cooper
Location:
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
Year dedicated:
N/A
Designed by:
N/A (Comprised of two iron girders from Ground Zero)
Location:
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, Connecticut
Year painted:
2002
Painted by:
Graydon Parrish
Location:
Ramot, Jerusalem
Dedicated:
12 November 2009
Designed by:
Eliezer Weishoff
Location:
Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
Year dedicated:
September 11, 2006
Designed by:
Frederic Schwartz
Location:
Liberty State Park, New Jersey
Dedicated:
September 10, 2011
Designed by:
Jessica Jamroz and Frederic Schwartz
Location:
New York City (outside of One World Trade Center and across from the 9/11 Memorial)
Year dedicated:
November 11, 2011
Designed by:
Douwe Blumberg
Location:
Arlington National Cemetery
Year dedicated:
September 11, 2002
Designed by:
N/A
Location:
Originally located in Austin J. Tobin Plaza in New York City, The Sphere was salvaged from the rubble of Ground Zero and relocated to Battery Park. It serves as a 9/11 memorial.
Year dedicated:
N/A
Designed by:
Fritz Koenig