Says free on the app page, but according to this website http://mashable.com/2011/09/01/911-ipad-app/ it will be free for 11 days and then $9.99.
Description
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
"The 9/11 Memorial: Past, Present, and Future is an impressive app. Anyone with even mild interest in the events of 9/11, the history of the Twin Towers, or the present and future vision of the 9/11 memorial will want to spend a lot of time with this app."
Patrick Jordan, IPad Insight
FEATURES:
Explore the construction of the Twin Towers. View videos of the site long before 9/11. Connect with the the day of 9/11/01 as it unfolds. And then, get an insider's view of "Reflecting Absence" Architect Michael Arad's powerful Memorial Plaza and twin Pools.
-Exclusive interview with the creator of the Memorial, along with his sketches and photographs.
-More than 40 videos, over an hour of original content, site tours, museum updates, and animations.
-Over 400 high-resolution photographs, including large artifacts at Hanger 17, rare site construction images, and the landscaping of an urban forest with 400 white swamp oak trees.
-Links to share, post, and connect with the National September 11th Memorial Museum site.
-An interactive timeline from 2001 - updated as construction continues.
-Never before seen video of the attacks on The World Trade Center.
"The 9/11 Memorial: Past, Present and Future" is a journey that you can take at your own pace, a rich tapestry of more than 40 original videos and 400 powerful still images.
The Memorial should be experienced in person. This App provides an intimate, personal, self-directed exploration.
Created and curated by Author/Filmmaker Steven Rosenbaum - scenes from his award-winning documentary "7 Days in September" are included as well.
Critical reviews:
"This app offers a superb look at what seems destined to become an important national landmark."
"It includes never-seen-before videos, photographs, interviews and text that document the Memorial."
"superb photographs"
"heart-rending tribute videos"
"good information on visiting the memorial"
"I could easily see this app ending up in US classrooms, as part of the materials to be used when covering 9/11 in history classes."
Patrick Jordan, IPad Insight
MORE INFO:
WWW.911MemorialApp.com
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