ANNIVERSARY
11 Years After Sept. 11 -- PICTURES
Updated: September 11, 2012 | 12:13 p.m.
September 10, 2012 | 8:40 a.m.
Tuesday will mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Although there is still more work to be done to repair the damage, the reconstructed World Trade Center and the National Sept. 11 Memorial are beginning to take shape.
We take a look at photos of the New York City site now and of memorial events around the world.
From left, President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Deanie Dempsey and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey place their hands over their hearts after placing a wreath at the Pentagon Memorial, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama, flanked by Defense Defense Leon Panetta, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, place their hands over their hearts at the Pentagon Memorial,Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and members of the White House staff pause during a moment of silence to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept, 11th, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A small American flag is inserted in a name engraved at the north reflecting pool of World Trade Center Memorial, during observances on the 11th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York, Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Pedota, Pool, The Record)
A firefighter makes a rubbing of a victim's name as friends and relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center gather for a ceremony marking the 11th anniversary of the attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
The Tribute in Light shines above the World Trade Center in New York Cityon Monday. Tuesday will mark the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The tallest tower is 1 World Trade Center, now up to 105 floors. In the center is 4 World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Visitors to the temporary Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., participate in a sunset memorial service on Monday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Chris Kayder and his daughter, Cadence, on Monday, Sept. 10, walk among the flags in Tempe, Ariz., honoring those who died in the 9/11 attacks. Volunteers set up 2,996 American flags on Sunday morning for the annual Healing Field memorial. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks to reporters in Shanksville, Pa., on Monday after visiting the Flight 93 National Memorial. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)
Young students in Amritsar, India, offer prayers during a memorial ceremony on Monday ahead of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
Photos of victims of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and messages from their loved ones, are shown at a news conference, on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 in New York. On the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, the faces and recorded voices of those who died have been unveiled as part of the future 9/11 Memorial Museum. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
One World Trade Center rises above the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A test of the Tribute in Light shines over One World Trade Center and lower Manhattan on Friday, Sept. 7 in New York. The tribute will shine over New York on the night of Sept. 11. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
One World Trade Center rises above the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center on Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Passing clouds are reflected in One World Trade Center, now up to 104 floors. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Visitors to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum look at one of two reflecting pools at the World Trade Center on Thursday, Sept. 6. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A crane lifts a load of construction supplies at the World Trade Center transportation hub on Friday, Sept. 7. The new transportation hub at the trade center will connect 13 subway lines and PATH trains to New Jersey when it opens in 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
An ironworker watches as the crane begins to lift a load of construction supplies at the World Trade Center transportation hub on Friday, Sept. 7. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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