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The Twin Towers Alliance Petition When someone dies it is impossible to bring them back to life, but we are given a unique opportunity to do just that in this case; bring the Twin Towers back to life instead of being haunted by their absence. — Matt Franzblau | All Other NY & NJ Residents We, the undersigned, share the belief that nothing could be more inspiring to our people, or disheartening to our enemies, than Twin Towers, at least as tall as before in every respect, soaring above Ground Zero. We believe that the devastation of September 11, 2001, clouded the picture long after the rubble was cleared away and that a thorough public examination of the rebuilding option is overdue and now required before proceeding on an unalterable course. We recognize no financial or political roadblocks that cannot be overcome if rebuilding the Towers is the will of the people. And, we see no conflict between stunning Twin Towers and a noble Memorial, which belong together on this site that means so much to us all. We submit that there is only one way to truly heal the skyline of Manhattan and the heart of America: Rebuild the Twin Towers. Doing anything less would leave a permanent scar on the face of New York and diminish a legendary city. The words of our petition ring as true now as they did in 2006. And the thousands of comments that have been left since we first posted it are just a glimpse into how much people have always cared about rebuilding the World Trade Center in a way that would honor the will of the people and the terrible price this country – and the world – paid on 9/11. Now, even though a third tower has joined the two pictured at the end of the slideshow above, the WTC skyline doesn't come close to the awe-inspiring vision of the towers we lost. We trust that time will take care of rebuilding the Twin Towers. From their inception, they were dedicated to world peace and cooperation in ways that no other commercial structure ever was. And, they came to represent the aspirations of millions of people as no other towers ever could. They should not have been abandoned. We have faith that one day the people of this country and the world will recognize the Twin Towers' powerful significance and demand they be restored to the world's skyline. We thank each one who adds his or her name and comment to the petition below for moving our world one step closer to that transcendent day.
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I was born in 2004 so by that time the towers were already gone. In school however they still had old pictures of the once glorious skyline, and as a young child I always wondered why they took them away.
I was too young to remember when the towers fell down in 2001. When I learned about what New York used to be with the Twin Towers, I was stunned. Now as a young adult, I kind of wish the towers were still standing as I view them as beautiful landmarks that fulfill the NYC skyline. I just wish the 9/11 attacks never happened cause now I have to live in this new reality which sucks. The current 1WTC sucks as it only covers parts of that gap. It doesn’t feel even feel the same. I believe a solution to that is to build a second twin tower at the 2WTC but who knows. Twin Towers II would have been a perfect solution but it was those corporate sums that wanted their way and didn’t want to listen to the voices. I hope to see these towers in some way someday.
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.
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
My heart has never been the same without those beautiful majestic towers. I always felt a sense of connection to them and now that they are gone I feel that New York no longer feels like New York. For those of you too young to remember you’ll never know how truly spectacular these towers were. You can’t replace an icon.
The greatest city in the world, the two most iconic buildings in it and more importantly the people who were affected by 9/11 deserve a true comeback.The only way to truly redefine lower Manhattan or NYC is to rebuild the twin towers or at the very least build a second freedom tower or 2 WTC.
Let’s rebuild the twin towers!
We need to rebuild the twin towers. They’ll have fireproof elevators. It is America’s life. So let’s rebuild the twin towers.
new yorkers are not what they used to be, like new york itself.
Rebuild the towers, stone on stone.
For those that understand, no explanation is necessary, for those that don’t, no explanation is possible.
Just do it…
A pile of glass will NEVER replace the twins!!
The new One World Trade Center, in my opinion, is not an icon but simply another skyscraper in New York. Worse, if you look at it from the right angle it tapers in a very ugly manner. I do believe that the Twin Towers should be rebuilt better, taller, and stronger. It would leave a lasting image if our country and city’s resilience, and honor those who died on 9/11.
The Freedom Tower was a capitulation to the terrorists. They were determined to eliminate the twin towers as a symbol of the United States, making two major attempts, and in the end, they got what they wanted. Having two, huge twin towers on the skyline was so striking, impressive, and iconic, as opposed to just adding some more skyscrapers. Rebuilding the World Trade Center as it was, except bigger and better, would have been the most fitting memorial and sent the most powerful message of resiliency and determination.
As I sit here on the very date that we lost thousands of lives with this great tragedy, I think of how many times I have driven through downtown Manhattan and have passed what I can depict to be an eyesore.
This big, cold, ugly skyscraper that now represents the World Trade Center.
This building not only lacks in design by so many measures.
The fact that I can pick other skyscrapers in Manhattan that were erected since the 9/11 disaster that would have been a better replacement is pathetic!
I do truly understand why nothing was built on the grounds themselves in respect to the families of the many lives that were lost but if there is a feasible way to rebuild a more beautiful and better twin towers in that area, then why not do it???
That single tower doesn’t “symbolize” anything in my opinion. Except, well perhaps we ran out of money and couldn’t afford to build a second tower. They should have built Twin Towers from the start!