7/7 memorial unveiled in Hyde Park
The £1m tribute to the 52 people who died in the 7/7 bombings in London four years ago has been described as 'truly incredible' by victim Behnaz Mozakka's daughter
6 July 2009
THIS is the £1m monument which will honour the memory of the 52 people killed in the 7/7 bombings.
The tribute, which has been described as '"truly incredible" by the daughter of one of the victims, will be officially unveiled tomorrow on the fourth anniversary of the attacks.
Those killed in the 2005 blasts have been commemorated by 52 stainless steel columns or stelae, 3.5m tall, erected in London's Hyde Park.
Each one is unique and they have been grouped together in four clusters, reflecting the separate locations of the bombings - Tavistock Square, Edgware Road, King's Cross and Aldgate.
Four suicide bombers detonated their rucksack devices at these sites during the morning of 7 July, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds more, some seriously.
A stainless steel plaque naming all those who died has also been erected at the memorial site park between Lovers Walk and Park Lane.
Saba Mozakka, 28, one of six relatives on the memorial project board that created the monument along with a design team, said: "We think it is truly incredible and reflects the importance of the people commemorated.
"I think and hope people will feel passionately about the memorial when we open it."
Ms Mozakka's mother, Behnaz Mozakka, 47, a biomedical officer, was killed on a Piccadilly line Tube train near King's Cross station while commuting to work.
The 28-year-old added: "One of the fantastic things about the monument is that it reflects the individual and the collective and shows the connectivity of events."
She added: "For me it's very important my mum is never forgotten I don't want anyone ever to forget her."
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