Online Lecture: Beauty From Ashes — The Rebuilding of NYC’s World Trade Center

Fascinating story that you may have THOUGHT you knew a lot about already. Very interesting photos.

Great presentation. Made me want to visit all the presenter discussed!

Living in New York made this even more to me and the speaker presented the information clearly and thoroughly. The slides were wonderful and very interesting to see.

I signed up for this program because #1 I was interested and #2, it was free. If I wanted to use Road Scholar to visit NYC, I would be thrilled to end up with this speaker as a group leader.

This lecture was exceptionally well researched and presented in a knowledgeable way. Very interesting and engaging!

The program covered all of the "behind the scenes" of this very complex subject.

If you want to understand the sites origins and how it evolved to the beautiful space it is today enjoy this lecture. Excellent presentation with knowledgeable presenter.

This was a very interesting lecture; in that it talked about the building of the original World Trade Center and also the rebuilding of the now one. I especially liked the commentary during the question-and-answer session about the Road Scholar Group and their experiences on 9/11.

This program is most worthwhile to understanding more of what took place in the years that followed. When you stand in reverence at the Memorial or in the Museum, this program will help you better understand the rebuilding process that took place in the years that followed. Truly amazing!

Wonderful history of the Towers, both old and new, accompanied with an expert re-telling of the day's events by a scolar.

This program was excellent and very informative. The lecturer was very knowledgeable about his subject since he experienced most everything he was presenting.

It was a great, great lecture! The presenter did an amazing job! Thanks

Expand your learning experience with Road Scholar. You will learn new and different things about history and events that you may never have heard of. It is an enriching experience.

Very informative lecture on the history of the Twin Towers and process by which the new area was imagined and how it commemorated the 9/11 event which was such a devastating time in our country.

John's informative and sensitive presentation of the evolution of the WTC was both fascinating and emotional. It was the perfect presentation for remembering such a sad day in our history.

This lecture covers the World Trade Center from its conception to collapse and rebuilding, with special emphasis on the architecture and ideas behind the new building. A touching personal story of leading a Road Scholar group through the aftermath is shared at the end.

On May 24-29, 2001 I attended the Road Scholar Signature City Program in New York City. The host for this was the South Street Seaport Museum on Front Street--very near the World Trade Center that we would walk through each day. How wonderful--and helpful--it was to attend the Road Scholar free lecture on the Rebuilding of the World Trade Center this week under the guidance of one who had witnessed the fateful day while leading a Road Scholar Program. With many emotions during the lecture, it was with thankfulness I saw the great memorial to the people that died and to all those who helped during that horrific day 9/11/2001.

Knowledgeable instructor; great visuals; comfortable with technology and use of. Comprehension of topic and history of the project. Enthusiastic. Efficiently answered all questions.

The program is very comprehensive; narrated by an eyewitness instructor. It exceeded my expectations.

Top notch presentation; unparalleled experience and captivating details.

A fascinating overview of the history of the Twin Towers before, during, and after they were built and destroyed and its current state of resurrection.