South Tower Excavation
Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2022.28.3
Dimensions: Unavailable
Credit Line: Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum
Description
Located at bedrock level in the 9/11 Museum are the remains of steel column remnants which once formed the base of the south face of the South Tower.
Located at bedrock level in the 9/11 Museum are the remains of steel column remnants which once formed the base of the south face of the South Tower.
Historical Notes
Seventy-three box columns—so-called because of their rectangular shape and hollow center—formed the one-acre perimeter of the World Trade Center’s South Tower at bedrock. The column remnants along the South Tower Excavation corridor once rose to form the south face of the South Tower.
The tower soared more than a quarter mile into the sky, supported by these steel columns anchored 70 feet belowground. Recovery workers sheared the columns to their current height during cleanup operations following 9/11. Many 9/11 victims’ family members joined with landmark preservationists to advocate for the column remnants’ designation as permanent historic assets of the World Trade Center site.
Seventy-three box columns—so-called because of their rectangular shape and hollow center—formed the one-acre perimeter of the World Trade Center’s South Tower at bedrock. The column remnants along the South Tower Excavation corridor once rose to form the south face of the South Tower.
The tower soared more than a quarter mile into the sky, supported by these steel columns anchored 70 feet belowground. Recovery workers sheared the columns to their current height during cleanup operations following 9/11. Many 9/11 victims’ family members joined with landmark preservationists to advocate for the column remnants’ designation as permanent historic assets of the World Trade Center site.
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