TheQueen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden is located inHanover Square in theFinancial District ofLower Manhattan,New York City. It commemorates theCommonwealth of Nations member states' victims of theSeptember 11 attacks on theWorld Trade Center. It was officially opened by QueenElizabeth II on July 6, 2010, in a ceremony alongside her husbandPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, then-Mayor of New York CityMichael Bloomberg, then-Governor of New YorkDavid Paterson, and then-Governor of New JerseyChris Christie.[1]
Originally planned as The British Memorial Garden, it was officially named The British Garden at Hanover Square byPrince Harry on May 29, 2009.[2] On May 2, 2012, it was renamed the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden at a rededication ceremony led by the Dean ofWestminster Abbey. This was to include victims of other Commonwealth of Nations member countries who died in the September 11 attacks.[3][4]
The original idea for the garden came fromIsabel andJulian Bannerman.[5]Lynden Miller and Ronda M. Brands, both garden designers, later helped choose and plan the layout of plants and shrubs for the space.[5]
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