What is the Tower of Voices at Flight 93 Memorial?

The Tower of Voices is conceived as a monumental, ninety-three feet tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes, representing the forty passengers and crew members.



The Tower of Voices is a monumental 93-foot-tall musical instrument located at the entrance of the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. It serves as a "living memorial" containing 40 uniquely pitched wind chimes, each representing one of the 40 passengers and crew members who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The tower's height (93 feet) is a direct tribute to the flight number. The chimes are activated by the wind, creating a constant, hauntingly beautiful harmony that changes with the weather, symbolizing that the voices of the heroes continue to be heard. It is the only chime structure of its kind in the world, designed using music theory to ensure the sounds are both distinct and concordant. For visitors in 2026, the tower stands as a powerful auditory landmark that provides a space for reflection before they enter the more somber memorial groves.

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Following the reading of the names, two bells were separately rung to honor the passengers and crewmembers onboard Flight 93 who, according to state Governor Tom Corbett, “Came together in a single force against terrorism.”

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The memorial site is managed by the National Park Service. The memorial encompasses 2,200 acres and the “Tower of Voices,” a 93-foot-tall tower with 40 wind chimes. Features include the Memorial Plaza, 40 Memorial Groves and the Allée, a formal walking path.

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The rest of the aircraft buried itself in dirt that had been transported to the abandoned strip mine for reclamation efforts in the 1990s. The fuselage and wings shattered as they burrowed into the earth.

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The Tower of Voices is a momumental, ninety-three foot tall musical instrument holding forty wind chimes, represtenting the forty passengers and crew members. It is intended to be a landmark feature near the memorial entrance, visable from US Route 30/Lincoln Highway.

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In 2020, the final 40 chimes were hung and dedicated in the tower as a tribute in sound to forever commemorate the voices of the 40 heroes. Flight 93 National Memorial is a place to be inspired by the courageous actions of the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93, and a place of peaceful reflection.

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The six acres where the first class cabin and cockpit had landed were now part of the National Park Service. The rest — 157 acres — went to the nonprofit group the Families of Flight 93.

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In fact, Pizarchik says, “The Flight 93 National Memorial has the greatest quantity and concentration of American chestnut in North America.” A personal connection develops for those who work to restore the landscape: Students who planted in the first year even took GPS coordinates of their plantings so they could come ...

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The plane crashed in an open field next to a wooded area in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania at 10:03:11 am. The nearest town is Shanksville. Flight 93 struck the ground at a 40 degree angle almost upside down, hitting right wing and nose first, at a speed of between 563-580 miles per hour.

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An architectural rendering for “The Tower of Voices,” designed by Paul Murdoch Architects, in collaboration with a team of engineers, acousticians and one composer. The tower was to be outfitted with 40 aluminum chimes, one in honor of each passenger and crew member.

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The Tower of Voices is a landmark feature near the entrance to the Flight 93 National Memorial, a new national park located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania where United Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001.

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A gavel from the House of Representatives, the recovered boarding pass of the oldest passenger to board Flight 93, poignant final messages for loved ones, revealing aerial footage of the crash site and investigation, the fragment of a seat belt, the Congressional Gold Medal.

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