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Construction temporarily stopped at church destroyed on 9/11

9/11 church Construction temporarily stopped at church destroyed on 9/11

Construction temporarily stopped at church destroyed on 9/11

Construction temporarily stopped at church destroyed on 9/11 NEW YORK (AP) — Construction on a Greek Orthodox church to replace one that was crushed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been temporarily suspended amid rising costs and questions over how donations have been managed. The St. Nicholas National Shrine next to the World Trade Center memorial plaza was to replace a tiny church obliterated when the trade center’s south tower fell in 2001. The new building was designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, who created the soaring white bird-like mall and transit hub nearby called the Oculus. But unlike the...

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