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Among the more than 10,000 artifacts are 23,000 still images and 500 hours of video and film, plus 1,970 oral histories.![What they saw]()
Eyewitness accounts, like this one, fill the space, as well as TV news reports, police-radio tapes, and more.![Steel standing]()
Two steel "tridents" recovered from the World Trade Center site stand in the entry pavilion area. They were embedded in the bedrock following the attacks.![Al Qeada]()
Pictures of the 9/11 hijackers are seen inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.![The Escape]()
The "Survivor's Stairs" are seen inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. On 9/11, this staircase offered a clear exit from the World Trade Center Plaza to Vesey Street, providing a means of escape for hundreds fleeing from the towers after the attacks and became a symbol of survival from that day.![Last Column]()
The Last Column inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum bares the symbols of the Port Authority Police Department and the FDNY, with the hand-drawn numbers 37 and 343, for the number of courageous Port Authority cops and city firefighters who perished on 9/11.![Messages of peace]()
Blessing memorial cards are seen in the historical exhibition section of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.![Ladder 3]()
A crushed fire engine from FDNY Ladder 3, which lost 11 members on 9/11.Inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opens its doors to the public on May 21. Here’s a look inside this tribute to the thousands who died that day.
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- Inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
