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From Ruins To Remembrance: Then And Now Images Of September 11 Sites

Satellite imagery shows where the hijacked planes came down on September 11, 2001, and how the same sites appear 25 years later.

Then

The site of the World Trade Center in New York City seen on September 15, 2001, as smoke rises from the September 11 attacks.The 2026 image of the rebuilt site was captured on June 25.

Now

The site of the World Trade Center in New York City seen on September 15, 2001, as smoke rises from the September 11 attacks.The 2026 image of the rebuilt site was captured on June 25.
1 The site of the World Trade Center in New York City seen on September 15, 2001, as smoke rises from the September 11 attacks.

The 2026 image of the rebuilt site was captured on June 25.

Then

The Pentagon seen on September 15, 2001, after Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed a passenger airliner into the building as part of the September 11 attacks. All 64 people aboard the plane and 125 in the building were killed.The 2026 image of the building, located in Arlington, Virginia, was taken on September 4.

Now

The Pentagon seen on September 15, 2001, after Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed a passenger airliner into the building as part of the September 11 attacks. All 64 people aboard the plane and 125 in the building were killed.The 2026 image of the building, located in Arlington, Virginia, was taken on September 4.
2 The Pentagon seen on September 15, 2001, after Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed a passenger airliner into the building as part of the September 11 attacks. All 64 people aboard the plane and 125 in the building were killed.

The 2026 image of the building, located in Arlington, Virginia, was taken on September 4.

Then

The crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, seen on September 13, 2001. The plane was hijacked on September 11 and crashed after passengers and crew fought the attackers, preventing it from striking a target in Washington, D.C.The 2026 photo was captured on September 6.

Now

The crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, seen on September 13, 2001. The plane was hijacked on September 11 and crashed after passengers and crew fought the attackers, preventing it from striking a target in Washington, D.C.The 2026 photo was captured on September 6.
3 The crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, seen on September 13, 2001. The plane was hijacked on September 11 and crashed after passengers and crew fought the attackers, preventing it from striking a target in Washington, D.C.

The 2026 photo was captured on September 6.

Then

A plume of smoke rises from the site of the World Trade Center, pictured by satellite on September 15, 2001.The same site is shown on June 25, 2026.

Now

A plume of smoke rises from the site of the World Trade Center, pictured by satellite on September 15, 2001.The same site is shown on June 25, 2026.
4 A plume of smoke rises from the site of the World Trade Center, pictured by satellite on September 15, 2001.

The same site is shown on June 25, 2026.
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