Rendering of the new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine at the World Trade Center, designed by Santiago Calatrava
Sixteen years have passed since the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, which caused the loss of almost 3,000 lives. The City of New York has since taken initiative – aiming to restore and rebuild what had been destroyed by rebuilding some of the city’s greatest monuments and redeveloping the area. One of the building destroyed that day St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
A shrine is being built in its honor at a nearby location, and is expected to be complete by the spring of 2018. Here is a look back at the history and secrets of St. Nicholas Church and the latest photographs of the construction of the new shrine.
1. St. Nicholas Church Was the Only House of Worship Destroyed on 9/11
The collapse of North Tower (1 World Trade Center) and the South Tower (2 World Trade Center) resulted in the collapse of over a dozen nearby structures. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, located at 155 Cedar Street, was the only house of worship to be destroyed by the attacks. This place of worship, home to a congregation of about seventy families, was crushed following the collapse of the South Tower at 10 am on September 11th and was also the only building that was not part of the World Trade Center complex that was completely destroyed.
San Nicolas, kanisa la ki-Orthodox la Uigiriki, lilijengwa na Santiago Calatrava, na lilijengwa katika mwaka wa 2001 baada ya mashambulizi ya kigaidi ya Septemba 11, 2001, ambayo yaliua watu 3,000 katika eneo hilo. Jiji la New York tangu wakati huo limechukua mpango <unk> lengo la kurejesha na kujenga tena kile kilichoharibiwa kwa kujenga tena baadhi ya makaburi makubwa ya jiji na kuendeleza tena eneo hilo. Jengo la kanisa la St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church liliharibiwa. Hekalu hilo linatengenezwa katika eneo la karibu na linatarajiwa kukamilika mwaka 2018. Hapa kuna kuangalia nyuma katika historia na siri za Kanisa la Mtakatifu Nicholas na picha za hivi karibuni za ujenzi wa patakatifu mpya. 1. Uwe na mtazamo wa kweli Kanisa la St. Nicholas lilikuwa jengo pekee la ibada lililoharibiwa katika shambulio la Septemba 11, na kuanguka kwa mnara wa kaskazini (World Trade Center) na mnara wa kusini (World Trade Center) kulisababisha kuanguka kwa majengo zaidi ya kumi na mawili ya karibu. Kanisa la St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, lililoko 155 Cedar Street, lilikuwa nyumba pekee ya ibada iliyoharibiwa na mashambulizi hayo. Jengo hilo la ibada, ambalo ni makao ya waumini wa familia 70, lilipigwa na kuanguka kwa mnara wa Kusini wa Jengo la Jengo la World Trade Center, ambalo lilikuwa sehemu ya jengo hilo la zamani.