The concept I am proposing is a "Monumental Gateway Arch." This gateway, facing Vesey Street to the north, would serve as the entrance to the WTC site.

The multi-storied entablature in this plan would actually house the WTC museum, as well as restaurants, shops, entertainment, day care centers, etc. In effect: "A city in the sky" which encompasses six buildings, the additional buildings would stand behind the outer buildings.

The entablatures would continue around to the south forming an "L" at each end. The two central buildings would then be considerably taller than the other four. The south facade of the entablature would have an observation deck where visitors could look down from the WTC Museum to the memorial park with the footprints of the destroyed buildings being the focal points. From there, one would also look south along "The promenade" towards Battery Park, The Statue of Liberty, the Verrazano Bridge and Wall Street.

This concept plan would incorporate two ideas from the city's initial proposals. First, the "Memorial Triangle Plan" as a basic footprint for the site, and then, the promenade from the "Memorial Promenade".

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