The tear of grief. Line up with = aligner Avec The tear of grief is a buliding in New York. It is...
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The tear of grief is a buliding in New York.
It is lined up with the Statue of Liberty and the World trade
center.
It is 33m high ( how high is it ?)It weighs 175 tons ( how much
does it weigh?)It was dedicated on Sept 11, 2006, 5 years after the terrorists’attack.
On the wall behind the monument a portrait of Vladimir Putine was
painted.The Tear of Grief is a gift from
Vladimir Putine to the USA(The Tear of Grief was given to the
USA by Vladimir Putine)
The Monument was cast in St. Petersburg, Russia, where it was assembled into four large pieces plus the tear. These five large pieces were shipped to Bayonne, New Jersey, where they arrived in August 2005.
The tear is 12m long (how long is the Tear?)
It weighs 4 tons ( how much does it weigh?)
It is made of stainless steel which is plated with nickel.
The walkway which leads to the Tear of grief is made of stones.
Some messages/inscriptions were etched in the stones in memory of
the victims.
The Tear of Grief was dedicated by Bill Clinton on Sept 11, 2006. Zurab Tseretli was invited /
attended the ceremony.