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The St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, has opened on the World Commerce Heart website in New York.
The church was constructed to switch a Nineteenth-century church that was destroyed on 11 September 2001 and is part of the redevelopment of the World Commerce Heart website.
Calatrava designed the church, which is situated beside the 9/11 memorial constructed on the location of the previous twin towers, to be a “sanctuary for worship” in addition to a reminder of the affect of the 11 September assaults.
“I hope to see this construction serve its objective as a sanctuary for worship but additionally as a spot for reflection on what town endured and the way it’s transferring ahead,” Calatrava mentioned.
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