Daniel Libeskind is an American architect ranked amongst the twelve most important in the world, and was the winner of the design competition for the reconstruction work on the site of Ground Zero in New York. His design here frames a girder from the World Trade Center in a composition that is an affirmation of universal human values.
The structure takes the form of two large walls of satin-finish glass, which open like the leaves of a book to reveal within the fragment of the steel girder, almost six metres long; the illumination and the focus of detail change as one moves around the piece. In discussing this work, Daniel Libeskind commented: \u201cThe light of Liberty shines through the Book of History. This Book is open in memory of the heroes of 11 September. The eternal affirmation of Freedom is inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty, which was seen by the millions of emigrants that arrived in America. On the left page, what is inscribed is the dramatic steel girder recuperated from the ruins of the World Trade Center. The latitude of New York is linked to the centre of Padua by the vertical spine of the Book. The book is luminous, as is the low, evocative wall that creates an intimate space for meditation. The luminosity of this \u201cbeacon\u2019 has a subtly modulated rhythm. The Book is delicately balanced amidst the historic buildings of Padua, the bridge and the watercourse beneath. The whole project also includes a \u2018rediscovery\u2019 of the old city walls, creating what is, at one and the same time, a site of memory and an uplifting place of inspiration. This special place will shine out, night and day, through every season of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Made of steel and glass, this imposing light-filled structure by Daniel Libeskind is a memorial to those killed in the attack on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001. Unique of its kind in Europe, the design centres around the twisted remains of a steel girder from one of the Towers, which was first exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2002 and then donated by the City of New York to the Region of the Veneto. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":982078,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[],"tags":[667,682,769],"categorie_poi":[731,761],"class_list":["post-6480","luogo","type-luogo","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-storico","tag-moderno","tag-modern","categorie_poi-monumenti","categorie_poi-monuments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n