People across this country and around the world were cheated out of the 21st-century Twin Towers most of us always wanted. Click above for a selection of comments that are a rebuke to the cynicism that tried to replace them and failed.
Kristian Schaffer
12/11/2018Our Armed Forces & Families
Bryan Lavecchia
12/9/2018Citizens of Other Nations
I have always been in loved of the twin towers. I always thought the twin towers, symbol of USA must to be re-built! The re-built would be a sign of love for the country and for all those who lost their life the 9/11.
It would be a dream to come in NY one day and seeing them!
Kyle Johnson
*11/29/2018All Other Americans
I was born after 9/11 happened (December, 2001) so I haven’t actually had a chance to see the twin towers in real life. But, whenever I am online doing research and I see the buildings, I cry a bit because they are not there anymore and I wouldn’t be able to experience seeing them. They are the most amazing looking buildings America has by far ever had. I just have a love for the design the buildings had, with all of the columns rising all the way to the top of the building and all around them on the outside, they were the best designed ever yet. I know 99% of Americans would love to see them back, but the government thinks that we would be terrified and reminded of 9/11. If we don’t rebuild them, it just shows that the terrorists won…
Andy Tamayo Hernández
11/11/2018Citizens of Other Nations
What is Paris without the Eiffel Tower? What is Egypt without the pyramids of Giza? What is China without the Great Wall? What is Berlin without the Brandenburg Gate? What is London without Big Ben? What is Havana without El Morro? What is Rio de Janeiro without Christ the Redeemer?
What is Washington without the White House? What is Los Angeles without the Hollywood sign? What is Chicago without the Sears Tower?
What is New York without the Twin Towers … like a human being without soul and without memory?!!!
Rebuild the Twin Towers now !!!
Shmuel Pernicone
*11/7/2018All Other Americans
Henry Douberly
*11/5/2018All Other Americans
I was born in a post-9/11 world, in 2002. The American spirit is just not the same. as many have stated, the twin towers were a beacon of Freedom. One world trade center is a fraud and shows the terrorists that they won. If one of the planes succeeded in hitting the white-house, we wouldn’t have built a smaller and weaker white-house. We need the towers to be rebuilt to prove America’s strength once again.
Sabrina Pinion
*11/2/2018All Other Americans
The more that time passes since 911, the more I miss our Towers and fully support the call to rebuild them. Even though the Freedom Tower is visually appealing, it lacks something…and that is the heart of America. One just has to glance at the skyline and he or she knows that it just does not feel right…something is missing. We will never feel complete or whole without our Towers in that skyline!
Evan Long
11/2/2018All Other Americans
I was born just 2 months before the horrible tragedy of 9/11. Since I was little, I’ve always had a fascination with the old towers, but I have just recently begun to recognize their powerful influence over America. Those towers stood for something. They stood for American culture and way of life. They stood for American strength. They stood as a “Welcome home” to all hard-working contributing immigrants who came here. They stood for a proud, prosperous, free nation. They were (in my opinion) the greatest symbol of America. Even the flag, which I also hold near and dear to my heart, does not even come close to how powerful the image of these towers is. That is why it is my life goal to rebuild them. You WILL see these towers again someday.
Lajuan Laws
10/29/2018All Other Americans
I always draw out the twin towers when I was much younger, I’m now 27 years young. The point I’m trying to make is I don’t know too much about architecture etc, but “The World Trade Center” made New York City skyline almost as if you we’re coming to the city and they were welcoming you. Please! Please! Please rebuild the Twin Towers. That’s the true definition of make America great again. P.S. I’ve never seen the old ones in person! Since the USA on lockdown if you were to make the twin towers again at least you don’t have to worry about terrorisom anymore.
Mick Russom
*10/29/2018All Other NY & NJ Residents
I remember seeing the towers out my back deck every day as a kid, teenager, adult. It is DISGUSTING to see them gone this many years on. We need them rebuilt and the 10047/10048 zip codes restored. Sad to see when the USA is defaced we dont undo the damage. What is this? Jahr Null High Castle?
Ramon Ibarra
10/28/2018Citizens of Other Nations
I was born in 1999 but didn’t see them really because i was too young, i’ve never had any chance to visit it and only recently started thinking about it. While NY has other things the twin towers really stood up. at least make a twin of the freedom tower or rebuild the twin towers. They looked very much like something of 20th century and I’m pretty sure a lot of people from all over the world would visit NY just to see the new twin towers!
Ignacio Luque
10/19/2018Citizens of Other Nations
Michael Smith
*10/19/2018All Other Americans
The Twin Towers were the most impressive pieces of architecture of the 20th century. I never got the chance to ever visit them in person. I finally made it to New York nine years too late. It sure seems to me though, that rebuilding the same two towers is really the only way for us to really give the middle finger to the motherfuckers responsible for 9/11….
~Mike Smith
Gabriele Tanzi
*10/11/2018Citizens of Other Nations
Matthew Buerhaus
*10/5/2018All Other Americans
I was 25 when the towers fell. Watched the day unfold live on TV, like so many others. The NYC skyline feels empty without the towers. It’s as if the soul of NYC was ripped away. Indeed, America’s soul. The towers were not just a symbol of NYC, but a symbol of America. I can only liken the symbolism to the pyramids in Egypt. Imagine Egypt without the great pyramids. That’s NYC, that’s America without the towers. They certainly don’t have to be in the same general area as the originals, but they should be built. America needs it’s identity back. Our pride back. I haven’t been to NYC in a long time for pleasure, but would certainly return often if the towers were rebuilt just to witness them.
Daniel Alves
*10/3/2018Our Armed Forces & Families
Letícia Galvão
*9/30/2018Citizens of Other Nations
We need the twin towers back to show that we have only became stronger! Twin towers back!!!
Christopher Doff-Sotta
*9/20/2018All Other Americans
How does one reply but to say BRING THE TOWERS BACK. When I think of NEW YORK CITY my mind goes directly to the TWIN TOWERS and the skyline I’m so used to seeing. It seems naked without the towers. Most people remember the Twin Towers more then any other building. PRESIDENT TRUMP HELP BRING BACK THE TWIN TOWERS. We need this. It’s what New Yorkers want. It’s what America Needs.
Justin Argones
9/20/2018All Other Americans
Rebuilding the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center is something that should have been done in the first place. Not only would it have restored the skyline of New York City, it would have also been a much bolder message to send about America’s strength and resilience. (Ironically in a MUCH more powerful manner than One World Trade Center) For whatever reason that has not happened. Some might say rebuilding the Twin Towers would be in poor taste, but for me and the rest of the people who signed this petition, it’s the perfect way to honor those who died on 9/11. With modernized and stronger Twin Towers being the perfect memorial.
Joshua Bowling
9/16/2018All Other Americans
Building the towers back in the skyline would make a huge statement of american pride and strength. I say if we cant get Port Authority to do it we take this fight to the white house and to the true new yorker in the white house who can do something about it.
Kirk Lumsden
*9/15/2018All Other Americans
I want our towers back. America needs it. The people of the United States need it. Don’t give Al Queda the pleasure. BRING THEM BACK!
Filip Perovic
*9/15/2018Citizens of Other Nations
New York isn’t New York without them.
Alexander Lauve
9/11/2018All Other Americans
Benjamin Margulies
*9/11/2018Metro New Yorkers
Today is the 17th anniversary of the destruction of the towers and they need to be rebuilt as soon as possible to restore the skyline. They only lasted less than 30 years and the memorial fountains on the footprints of the towers are a waste of land space. Rebuilding the towers as an addition to One World Trade Center will bring jobs and tourism back to lower Manhattan and show that our country can fight back to the terrorists. A steel façade should also be added to One World Trade Center to resemble the classic twin towers. The new towers should still have a memorial in front to commemorate the lives lost in the attacks 17 years ago. Dismantle the memorial pools, rebuild the towers there, and move the victims’ names somewhere else.
Brandon Waterhouse
*9/8/2018All Other NY & NJ Residents
I always loved the world trade center and i would love to see them again one day. The freedom tower is fine and all, but it doesn’t have the same appeal as the WTC, and Windows of the World was awesome getting to look at the view of NYC while eating good food. Also in Hoboken looking at the Twin Towers were way cooler than the new building.
Joshua Perdomo
*9/5/2018All Other Americans
The Twin Towers would be symbolic for everyone and I would want to see these towers be rebuilt again because it would show that no matter what comes into Americas path we will all ways overcome it.
Liam Potter
*9/1/2018Citizens of Other Nations
Get them back!
Sandro Weiland
*9/1/2018Citizens of Other Nations
Daniel Gomez
7/30/2018Citizens of Other Nations
Roberto Ricci
*7/27/2018Citizens of Other Nations
I really don’t think I can add anything that hasn’t been said already, but… bear with me, maybe I can.
I’m Italian.
Now, imagine if somebody blew up the Colosseum.
How would you feel if we neglected to rebuild it?
Because that’s what we did when the bell tower in Piazza San Marco was destroyed: we rebuilt it brick by brick, and now thousands of people – tourists and Venetians – can admire it in its rightful place every day.
That’s what we did when WWII destroyed Palermo, Catania, Siracuse and Naples. We rebuilt most of the landmarks, with our bare hands (and some help from our American friends, of course).
A lifelong dream of mine is to visit NYC.
And in my dream, when I come, there’s the Towers…
Bobby Fletcher
7/17/2018All Other Americans
The Twin Towers should be rebuilt. The people who are responsible for their attack have won as long as the towers remain in the past. There would not be a more fitting memorial for the victims of that day to see the towers rise again and be the symbol for America of freedom and resiliency to overcome the darkest of days. I was only 7 when 9/11/2001 occurred I to this day am memorized by those towers and was cheated out of being able to visit them. I was at the site for the first time this year and wished I would have gotten to see them. Do the right thing for New York and America Rebuild The Twin Towers
Shane Keena
7/12/2018All Other Americans
This would fill out the skyline. I was born in Tallahassee, Florida, but raised the New York way! I would have loved to go on the top of the South Tower, and look over the top of everything! This would make it the best in the world!
Patrick Lutkus
7/7/2018Citizens of Other Nations
The Twin Towers were a symbol of NY architecture, freedom, and economic power. They were amazing in every possible way! I visited them as a kid and would love to see them again. With the rebuild of the Twin Towers based on Donald Trump’s proposal back in 2005, greatness will be restored in Lower Manhattan. New York deserves to have the Twin Towers back, and so does the rest of the world.
Emilija Jesic
7/7/2018Citizens of Other Nations
Twin towers were such a treasure to the New York and to the USA. I think that they made a mistake for building a new “better” WTC, instead of just rebuilding the old ones. Oh, they we’re so beautiful, and so magnificent!
Roie Shalom
6/17/2018Citizens of Other Nations
I became obsessed with reading about those towers previous year. I am still obsessed with them. I am very sad they are not there. Just came from NYC last week. Was looking at the 1wtc, and boy, the twins are missing. It was interfirring to the eye! I hope one day they will be rebuild. Lets try bring that day.
Patrick Wray
6/8/2018All Other Americans
I wasn’t born on 9/11, so I never got a chance to visit the twin towers. It’s my dream. Give me the chance!
Alexander Ramalho
6/3/2018Citizens of Other Nations
As a Norwegian/American living in Norway who has never been to NYC, I was sorely saddened when the towers fell. And now I’m hopeful that they will be rebuilt once again restoring greatness to lower Manhattan once again. The current skyline is not the same and not impressive whatsoever anymore. The original WTC 1 & 2 were amazing in every way possible and there were two of them! Even though One World is there, we can just build the Twins even higher! And not in glass! Let’s build them back! Yeah!
Mark McCarty
5/28/2018All Other NY & NJ Residents
I grew up in NJ and I always saw the Twin Towers whenever we went to the city. To me, they symbolized NYC. I dare say that they WERE NYC for many people, myself included. The skyline just looks wrong without the Twin Towers back where they belong.
We should have rebuilt the towers. Not only would that make the skyline look right; not only would that be a fitting memorial to those who died there; it would be a nice, heartfelt “F You!” to those who brought them down! Give those bastards the finger times two!
My late mother thought that they should have been rebuilt, as do I. Make NY right again; rebuild the Twin Towers!
Noah Healey
*5/18/2018All Other Americans
We need to restore lower Manhattan. Every era has their symbol in New York City. The Twin Towers were a symbol of the late 20th century and its contribution to New York. The Empire State was a symbol of the early 20th century. Right now we have a gap in New York and we need to hurry and rebuild the twin towers. The majority of people born after 1991 do not care about restoring the towers so we must act quick because slowly but surely those that remember the towers will be gone some day. ΨΨΨ REBUILD!
Luke Metz
5/5/2018All Other Americans
Let’s build replicas; bring the 90’s feel back!
Bryn Miles
*4/25/2018Citizens of Other Nations
Tristan I Ford
4/23/2018All Other Americans
That would be nice if they did build New Twin Towers.
Brock Schram
*4/2/2018Metro New Yorkers
Kyle Hardy
*3/19/2018All Other Americans
Too Late… I was born almost one year after the towers fell. Knowing what my fellow Americans went through, nothing would fill me with more pride than to see the Lower Manhattan skyline restored to its former glory.
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Joseph Edwards
*2/18/2018All Other Americans
Rebuild the Twin Towers. Need I say more? The only buildings that belong back on Ground Zero are the Twin Towers. It’s the only proper choice. America deserves the Twin Towers as a rebirth of its dedication to world peace. It needs a symbol that can express the American spirit better than a thousand words. Make the World Trade Center the same soulful place it was 20 years ago. Rebuild the Twin Towers. Make a positive difference in America.
Tanya Marinelli
2/15/2018Metro New Yorkers
Please rebuild them. Because they were My TWINS TOO!! TO Show them that nothing will ever break US or Tear US Apart. That is Right The US!
Tanya Renay Marinelli
Ricardo Kozak
2/8/2018All Other Americans
amin touran
*1/30/2018Citizens of Other Nations
New york autorities can build twin towers in other location nearby the current wtc towers to avoid any destruction or complications with newly built Towers in grand zero. Thats the only solution. Please accept my solution to once again new york city can shine in the world of architecture and have the globally reknown skyline with new twin towers and current wtc towers together. Thanks so much and god bless america.
John Lenhart
1/18/2018All Other Americans
Emmanuel Moreno
*1/12/2018All Other Americans
I was born in 2001, I never got to see the Twin Towers :( WE NEED TO REBUILD THEM, WE NEED TO REBUILD THEM!! The original WTC was a very grand symbol for NYC and the United States of America. They were well known across the world! The towers were beautiful and really defined the NYC skyline. If we don’t rebuild them, the terrorists win. Let’s say your mom died, and then they say “she died, but here’s a new, different one!†IT’S NOT THE SAME. If we build them stronger & safer, it will show the world we will ALWAYS heal from the ashes and come back stronger than ever…WE ARE AMERICA. Imagine if they are rebuilt—it would have a TREMENDOUS amount of tourism! My life will be complete when they are rebuilt, I WANT TO SEE THESE BUI
I have always been in loved of the twin towers. I always thought the twin towers, symbol of USA must to be re-built! The re-built would be a sign of love for the country and for all those who lost their life the 9/11.
It would be a dream to come in NY one day and seeing them!
I was born after 9/11 happened (December, 2001) so I haven’t actually had a chance to see the twin towers in real life. But, whenever I am online doing research and I see the buildings, I cry a bit because they are not there anymore and I wouldn’t be able to experience seeing them. They are the most amazing looking buildings America has by far ever had. I just have a love for the design the buildings had, with all of the columns rising all the way to the top of the building and all around them on the outside, they were the best designed ever yet. I know 99% of Americans would love to see them back, but the government thinks that we would be terrified and reminded of 9/11. If we don’t rebuild them, it just shows that the terrorists won…
What is Paris without the Eiffel Tower? What is Egypt without the pyramids of Giza? What is China without the Great Wall? What is Berlin without the Brandenburg Gate? What is London without Big Ben? What is Havana without El Morro? What is Rio de Janeiro without Christ the Redeemer?
What is Washington without the White House? What is Los Angeles without the Hollywood sign? What is Chicago without the Sears Tower?
What is New York without the Twin Towers … like a human being without soul and without memory?!!!
Rebuild the Twin Towers now !!!
I was born in a post-9/11 world, in 2002. The American spirit is just not the same. as many have stated, the twin towers were a beacon of Freedom. One world trade center is a fraud and shows the terrorists that they won. If one of the planes succeeded in hitting the white-house, we wouldn’t have built a smaller and weaker white-house. We need the towers to be rebuilt to prove America’s strength once again.
The more that time passes since 911, the more I miss our Towers and fully support the call to rebuild them. Even though the Freedom Tower is visually appealing, it lacks something…and that is the heart of America. One just has to glance at the skyline and he or she knows that it just does not feel right…something is missing. We will never feel complete or whole without our Towers in that skyline!
I was born just 2 months before the horrible tragedy of 9/11. Since I was little, I’ve always had a fascination with the old towers, but I have just recently begun to recognize their powerful influence over America. Those towers stood for something. They stood for American culture and way of life. They stood for American strength. They stood as a “Welcome home” to all hard-working contributing immigrants who came here. They stood for a proud, prosperous, free nation. They were (in my opinion) the greatest symbol of America. Even the flag, which I also hold near and dear to my heart, does not even come close to how powerful the image of these towers is. That is why it is my life goal to rebuild them. You WILL see these towers again someday.
I always draw out the twin towers when I was much younger, I’m now 27 years young. The point I’m trying to make is I don’t know too much about architecture etc, but “The World Trade Center” made New York City skyline almost as if you we’re coming to the city and they were welcoming you. Please! Please! Please rebuild the Twin Towers. That’s the true definition of make America great again. P.S. I’ve never seen the old ones in person! Since the USA on lockdown if you were to make the twin towers again at least you don’t have to worry about terrorisom anymore.
I remember seeing the towers out my back deck every day as a kid, teenager, adult. It is DISGUSTING to see them gone this many years on. We need them rebuilt and the 10047/10048 zip codes restored. Sad to see when the USA is defaced we dont undo the damage. What is this? Jahr Null High Castle?
I was born in 1999 but didn’t see them really because i was too young, i’ve never had any chance to visit it and only recently started thinking about it. While NY has other things the twin towers really stood up. at least make a twin of the freedom tower or rebuild the twin towers. They looked very much like something of 20th century and I’m pretty sure a lot of people from all over the world would visit NY just to see the new twin towers!
The Twin Towers were the most impressive pieces of architecture of the 20th century. I never got the chance to ever visit them in person. I finally made it to New York nine years too late. It sure seems to me though, that rebuilding the same two towers is really the only way for us to really give the middle finger to the motherfuckers responsible for 9/11….
~Mike Smith
I was 25 when the towers fell. Watched the day unfold live on TV, like so many others. The NYC skyline feels empty without the towers. It’s as if the soul of NYC was ripped away. Indeed, America’s soul. The towers were not just a symbol of NYC, but a symbol of America. I can only liken the symbolism to the pyramids in Egypt. Imagine Egypt without the great pyramids. That’s NYC, that’s America without the towers. They certainly don’t have to be in the same general area as the originals, but they should be built. America needs it’s identity back. Our pride back. I haven’t been to NYC in a long time for pleasure, but would certainly return often if the towers were rebuilt just to witness them.
We need the twin towers back to show that we have only became stronger! Twin towers back!!!
How does one reply but to say BRING THE TOWERS BACK. When I think of NEW YORK CITY my mind goes directly to the TWIN TOWERS and the skyline I’m so used to seeing. It seems naked without the towers. Most people remember the Twin Towers more then any other building. PRESIDENT TRUMP HELP BRING BACK THE TWIN TOWERS. We need this. It’s what New Yorkers want. It’s what America Needs.
Rebuilding the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center is something that should have been done in the first place. Not only would it have restored the skyline of New York City, it would have also been a much bolder message to send about America’s strength and resilience. (Ironically in a MUCH more powerful manner than One World Trade Center) For whatever reason that has not happened. Some might say rebuilding the Twin Towers would be in poor taste, but for me and the rest of the people who signed this petition, it’s the perfect way to honor those who died on 9/11. With modernized and stronger Twin Towers being the perfect memorial.
Building the towers back in the skyline would make a huge statement of american pride and strength. I say if we cant get Port Authority to do it we take this fight to the white house and to the true new yorker in the white house who can do something about it.
I want our towers back. America needs it. The people of the United States need it. Don’t give Al Queda the pleasure. BRING THEM BACK!
New York isn’t New York without them.
Today is the 17th anniversary of the destruction of the towers and they need to be rebuilt as soon as possible to restore the skyline. They only lasted less than 30 years and the memorial fountains on the footprints of the towers are a waste of land space. Rebuilding the towers as an addition to One World Trade Center will bring jobs and tourism back to lower Manhattan and show that our country can fight back to the terrorists. A steel façade should also be added to One World Trade Center to resemble the classic twin towers. The new towers should still have a memorial in front to commemorate the lives lost in the attacks 17 years ago. Dismantle the memorial pools, rebuild the towers there, and move the victims’ names somewhere else.