World Trade Center Cross

Cross in April 2005

Cross World Trade Center ( eng. World Trade Center cross ; also Ground Zero Cross , eng. Ground Zero cross ) - a junction of steel beams in the shape of a Christian cross , found on the Ground Zero section after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.

In the construction of the World Trade Center towers, prefabricated structures were used that were fastened or welded on site ^[1] . This approach has significantly reduced the time and cost of construction. In the construction used and other transverse beams ^[2] . The debris formed during the collapse of the towers of the complex, including in the WTC 6 building. On September 13, 2001, during the analysis of the wreckage of this building, a worker Frank Silecchia ( Frank Silecchia ) discovered the articulation of two steel beams in the form of a cross measuring 6.1 meters ^{[3] [4]} . People who had access to Ground Zero at that time used the cross as a place of worship ^{[5] [6]} . A few weeks later, the cross began to interfere with the repair work. In this regard, on October 3, with the permission of the city government, he was transferred to the former square at the intersection of Church and Liberty Street, and on October 4, they were installed on a pedestal. On October 5, 2006, the cross was again moved. This time it was temporarily installed at the facade , which overlooks Church Street between Barkley and Wizzi Street ^[7] . On July 23, 2011, the cross was blessed by Rev. Brian Jordan and moved to the National Memorial and Museum on September 11 at Ground Zero ^[8] .