Memoria e Luce

Padua, Italy

Memoria e Luce is a memorial in Padua, Italy for victims of the 9/11 attacks on New York City. The memorial features a twisted steel beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center and donated to the Regione de Venetto. The memorial was completed in September 2005 in collaboration with Permasteelisa.

The installation revolves around a joist from the Twin Towers that was donated to the Veneto Region, and in turn by the Region to the city of Padua. A glass wall runs zigzag through the ensemble, terminating in a wedge formed by two glass walls that form the leaves of a book. A page is detached from the book and carries the joist, oriented toward the Statue of Liberty in New York.

"The Light of Liberty shines through the Book of History." This Book is open to the memory of the heroes of September 11th, with the left-hand page holding a dramatic beam salvaged from the World Trade Center attack. The latitude of New York is connected to the center of Padua as the vertical hinge of the Book. The eternal affirmation of Freedom is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, as seen by million of emigrants coming to America. On the left-hand page is inscribed the dramatic beam salvaged from the World Trade Centre attack. The latitude of New York is connected to the centre of Padua as the vertical hinge of the Book.

"The Book is luminous, as is the low and expressive wall which creates an intimate place for meditation. The luminosity of this 'beacon' will be modulated in subtle rhythms. The Book is delicately balanced between the historical buildings of Padua, the bridge, and the waterway. The memorial also includes the re-discovery of the historical masonry wall and the creation of a place that is both memorable and uplifting. This special place will glow day and night, and throughout the seasons of the year."

Daniel Libeskind

2004年3月29日，Daniel Libeskind向Veneto地区和新闻界公布了纪念9.11恐怖袭击事件受害者的纪念碑－Memoria e Luce的方案。这个由Libeskind设计的纪念碑围绕着一块捐献给Venoto地区、来自双子塔的隔栏，后又转献给帕多瓦市。

这一设计对该地的地貌或植被均无影响。它是一面墙体上有Z字形纹路的玻璃墙，尾端是由两面玻璃墙组合而成的楔形，构成了书本里的树叶。一张和书本分离的页面承载着来自世贸中心的隔栏，并朝着自由女神像的方位摆放。iGuzzini参与了纪念馆的照明设计。

在Daniel Libeskind的设计里，运用色彩来凸显整个作品的两个独立部分：隔板位于一块半透明材料的背景前，两者不同的模式在彩色灯光的照射下交相辉映。变幻多彩的照明效果是由Colourwoody提供的，专业的Light Up Walk则为周围环境提供照明。光源包括金属碘化灯和发光二极管。变换的色彩循环是为了纪念对于欧洲和美国公众都重要的特殊日子。

纪念馆一般由白色灯光照明，在一些像9.11纪念日等有纪念性的日子里，会采用变幻灯光效果。其它的纪念日还包括有12月25日、31日，1月1日，4月25日（意大利自由日）以及7月4日。