Tear of Grief

Tear of Grief

"Tear of Grief", whose correct name is "To The Struggle Against World Terrorism", is a 10-story high sculpture by Zurab Tsereteli that was given as an official gift of the Russian government and placed on The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor as a memorial to those that died in the September 11th terrorist attacks.

The sculpture is in the form of a 10-story high tower of bronze split with a jagged opening through the middle. Inside the opening hangs a large polished titanium teardrop about three stories high to represent the tears in Moscow shed for the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The teardrop will contain a special cooling device to produce a constant flowing of water. This causes the sculpture to appear to weep.

Tsereteli has not disclosed the cost of the sculpture except to say that he was paying for labor and materials. A lawyer for the sculptor released the cost of the figure at about $12 million.

Jersey City officials approved the monument at first but the local Jersey City neighborhood association opposed the sculpture, citing it would block the view of the New York City skyline.

ee also

*September 11, 2001 attack memorials and services

External links

* [http://www.911monument.com The Unveiling of a New World Monument Remembering the Victims of September 11th and the 1993 World Trade Center Bombings ]
* [http://www.bayonnelra.com/honor1.htm Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority – Monument “To the Struggle Against World Terrorism”]


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