
Originally Posted by
Azar With A Hat
I don't know if I really believe the monument is designed with a reference to Islam. Even if it is, I don't see that as honoring the terrorists. Politics always fall into petty arguments such as this, and it's virtually impossible to design anything nowadays that doesn't piss off one group or another. Maybe they should have picked something else, but the design they chose doesn't offend me.
Perhaps you missed this:
http://www.zombietime.com/flight_93_...ct/mz936ie.jpg
It's a Red Crescent pointing towards Mecca. How is that not designed to be a reference to Islam? Are you that naive, or are you just stupid?
Also, the architect said that "crescent" was a term used to describe a curved line in architecture. It's not, "arc" is the common term.