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Old 07-07-2009, 23:17   #5
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Re: 7/7 Memorial Officially Unveiled

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Originally Posted by altis View Post
Perhaps I spend too much time on building sites but, to me, they look less like art and more like a load of piles waiting to be cut down.

I'm sure there are many issues like public safety that need to be considered but, to my eye, the whole thing looks a bit quick and cheap.

But, if the families are happy with it then, in the end, that's what matters really.
I know what you mean, but a memorial is a memorial & embodies the memory of those who fell on that day - the concept of whether the physical manifestation is 'good enough' will always be subject to opinion - my view is that we now have a place where the memory will live on, and, as you say, if the families are happy with it, who are we to demur ...
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