Work to Commence on 9/11 memorial
By Laura Trevelyan BBC News, New York
Arad's design is centred around two shallow pools
Enlarge ImageConstruction finally begins on Monday at Ground Zero in New York of the memorial and museum remembering the 2,900 victims of the 9/11 attacks.
The design, Reflecting Absence, by architects Michael Arad and Peter Walker is controversial and attracting protests from some of the bereaved.
At 0800 (1300 GMT) 10 workers will quietly arrive to begin work on the memorial, due to open in 2009.
There will be no public ceremony - a low-key start after a fraught build-up. Deadline
The memorial to be sited in the footprints of the Twin Towers and the underground museum face complaints from some relatives of those who died.
They say the design is inappropriate and unsafe.
A protest rally is planned for Monday.
The president of the memorial foundation says while she respects the feelings of those who object, family members were consulted and it is time to begin work.
The 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site is beset with difficulties.
Tuesday is the deadline for owners, the port authority and the developers to resolve their differences over when the office space gets built.
Next month work is due to begin on the Freedom Tower, the skyscraper intended to fill the void in Lower Manhattan's skyline.
Arad's design is centred around two shallow pools
Enlarge ImageConstruction finally begins on Monday at Ground Zero in New York of the memorial and museum remembering the 2,900 victims of the 9/11 attacks.
The design, Reflecting Absence, by architects Michael Arad and Peter Walker is controversial and attracting protests from some of the bereaved.
At 0800 (1300 GMT) 10 workers will quietly arrive to begin work on the memorial, due to open in 2009.
There will be no public ceremony - a low-key start after a fraught build-up. Deadline
The memorial to be sited in the footprints of the Twin Towers and the underground museum face complaints from some relatives of those who died.
They say the design is inappropriate and unsafe.
A protest rally is planned for Monday.
The president of the memorial foundation says while she respects the feelings of those who object, family members were consulted and it is time to begin work.
The 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site is beset with difficulties.
Tuesday is the deadline for owners, the port authority and the developers to resolve their differences over when the office space gets built.
Next month work is due to begin on the Freedom Tower, the skyscraper intended to fill the void in Lower Manhattan's skyline.
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