This steel beam lays horizontally across a marble base inscribed with the names of the Marylanders who lost their lives during the attacks on September 11, 2001. The piece is laid horizontally in repose to symbolize peace for the victims of 9/11.

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The composition will function like a sundial with the Baltimore World Trade Center casting a shadow on the memorial. Every September 11th, the shadow will cross inscriptions exactly at the time of the events that fateful morning. The names and birthdates of all the Marylanders who lost their lives are inscribed in the marble base but will never be in complete shadow, symbolizing that even in terrible times, there is a glimmer of hope and light.

The victims range in age from 3 to 71. Limestone pieces from the Pentagon's west wall were also integrated into the design, and though artifacts cannot be obtained from the Flight 93 site near Shanksville, Penn., that important site is represented in the Memorial with three large pieces of polished black granite.

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