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The Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden is a memorial space in honor of the victims of the
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at the corner of North Rexford Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard/Burton Way. Dedicated on September 11, 2011, exactly ten years after the attack, it is centered on a 30-foot bent steel beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. It was entirely funded by private donors. It forms part of the grounds of the Beverly Hills Fire Department.Official website: Home
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History

The memorial commemorates the victims of the
September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commer ...
as well as the heroism of first responders, firefighters and law enforcement officers that day.Official website: About the Project
/ref> The project was initiated in 2009, when Beverly Hills Fire Chief Timothy J. Scranton announced they had acquired a 30-foot, 1,900-pound bent floor beam taken from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.Twisted beam from World Trade Center to become part of Beverly Hills memorial
'' Daily News'', 07/25/11Neal Broverman
Meet the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial, Complete With WTC Wreckage
''LA Curbed'', July 26, 2011Jonah Lowenfeld
World Trade Center relic installed at Beverly Hills’ 9/11 Memorial Garden
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'', July 26, 2011 Around the beam, there are curved granite benches, meant for visitors to reflect upon the tragedy. Behind the beam, there are replicas of the Twin Towers,
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and the field near
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. There are also stainless steel plaques with the names of the 2,977 lives lost that day. Construction of the monument was overseen by McCoy Construction. It was entirely funded by private donors, who collectively gave over US$600,000.Lucy Blodgett
Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden Opens
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'', 09/11/11 Their names are inscribed on the monument, as can be seen on the picture. The monument was dedicated on the tenth anniversary of the attacks in 2011. To mark the dedication, commemorative
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s were created. The memorial is open to the public every day. Since 2011, the annual 9/11 memorial concert in Beverly Hills has taken place near the memorial garden. In 2013, the concert was performed by the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra.Beverly Hills Remembers 9/11
, '' Beverly Hills Courier'', 09/11/2013


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