almost like a narthax to a church. a little pause before you enter into the memorial room. you step away from the hustly, bustly sounds of the city, get a little slice of the sky and go into the memorial room. right in the middle of this whole memorial room is a very long reflecting pool. it is about 313 feet long. it sits where fifth street used to run through. this used to be a busy, active street. now, it is almost a void. we can't go there anymore. we have made it inaccessible. it acts as an organizing element to all the different players in this outdoor room. it is also kind of a common edge to where we can all come meet. we really saw this main element as a place to remember those changed forever. the water, itself, is only 3/4 of an inch deep. you probably won't know that unless you get right up to the pool edge and look into it. we liked the idea of this very quiet, mysteriously moving water. we thought that the noise it makes is a wonderful, soothing noise to when you are visiting a place like this. it plays a big role on many sensory levels when you are experienci