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The Sphere by German artist Fritz Koenig stands 25 feet high. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Future unclear for WTC sphere that survived 9/11 attack

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

The Sphere by German artist Fritz Koenig stands 25 feet high. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The Sphere by German artist Fritz Koenig stands 25 feet high. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
NEW YORK (AP) – The future is uncertain for a 45,000-pound sphere sculpture that emerged largely intact from the rubble of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Officials are preparing to remove The Sphere by the end of the month from the Manhattan park where it’s been on display for a decade. The move will make way for a renovation.

Some victims’ family members have gathered thousands of signatures online to petition officials to incorporate the sculpture into the 9/11 memorial.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns the sculpture.

Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico says Battery Park was never intended as the sculpture’s permanent home. The work may be stowed away in an airport hangar until a permanent site is found.

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The Sphere by German artist Fritz Koenig stands 25 feet high. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The Sphere by German artist Fritz Koenig stands 25 feet high. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.