One World Trade, left, is seen next to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. After a rebuilding process that lasted more than two decades, the Greek Orthodox church that was destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks has reopened at the World Trade Center site. The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, now overlooks the Trade Center memorial pools from an elevated park. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Sept 11 Rebuilt Church
NEW YORK (AP) — More than two decades after a tiny Greek Orthodox church in lower Manhattan was destroyed by the falling south tower of the World Trade Center, that church’s far grander replacement opened to the public this week in an elevated park overlooking the rebuilt trade center’s memorial plaza. The new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine hosted its first liturgy service on Tuesday to mark the Feast of St. Nicholas. The church is preparing to welcome visitors of all faiths who want to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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