Resonance:
1. the production of a sound as a result of vibration of another object (Physics)
2. a feeling, thought, memory etc. that a piece of writing or music makes you have, or the quality in a piece of writing, etc. that makes this happen
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The first thing one sees entering the Flight 93 Memorial is the Tower of Voices. The tower is conceived as a monumental, ninety-three feet tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes, representing the forty passengers and crew members. It is intended to be a landmark feature near the memorial entrance, visible from US Route 30/Lincoln Highway. The Tower of Voices provides a living memorial in sound to remember the forty through their ongoing voices.
The Tower of Voices serves as both a visual and audible reminder of the heroism of the forty passengers and crew of United Flight 93. The haunting, melancholy melodies created by the tower’s 40 chimes are meant to commemorate the voices of the passengers and crew members who lost their lives.
The Tower of Voices brings resonance to the events of 9/11.There are no other chime structures like this in the world. The shape and orientation of the tower are designed to optimize air flow through the tower walls to reach the interior chime chamber. The intent is to create a set of forty tones (voices) that can connote through consonance the serenity and nobility of the site while also through dissonance recalling the event that consecrated the site.
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