<p>Seen in May 2014, the new One World Trade Center rises above New York City, just steps from Ground Zero.</p>
Remembrance and Rebuilding
Seen in May 2014, the new One World Trade Center rises above New York City, just steps from Ground Zero.
Photograph by Spencer Platt, Getty Images
Remembering 9/11 in Pictures
Indelible photos mark one of America's darkest days.
ByBecky Little,Brian Clark Howard , andBrian Handwerk
Published September 11, 2018
• 2 min read
This story was originally published on September 11, 2016, and was updated on September 11, 2018 to reflect current news.
Seventeen years later, the attacks of September 11, 2001, are still fresh in the memories of many Americans.
Nearly 3,000 people in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania lost their lives on 9/11 after terrorists orchestrated by Osama bin Laden hijacked airplanes as weapons. As the years pass, suffering continues alongside the memorializing—among those who lost loved ones and by survivors who sustained injuries or who were forever changed by the horrific events—even as the country, and the world, changes.
Now, the site of the New York City attacks is home to One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and a marker of resilience in the face of tragedy. There are also memorials near the Pentagon and
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