Filling the void

Ten years after the twin towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed in a terrorist attack the regeneration of the site is underway. There are numerous events that are deemed to have changed the world, but when two Boeing 767 aircraft were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, it was a pivotal event in modern history. Since then the United States of America and its allies have been engaged in a 'war on terror' that shows no signs of reaching a satisfactory conclusion; security has become the over-riding concern in everyday life; and a cloud of trepidation hangs over long-distance travel.