“This is my Hope and my Prayer”
– Larry Silverstein

The World Trade Center: A 21st-Century Renaissance of New York

The new World Trade Center (WTC) is a vision of downtown New York that combines modern, safe and sustainable commercial space, convenient transportation, and a destination cultural center. The new WTC will include:

• Five new skyscrapers (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 WTC)
• The National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center
• The World Trade Center Transportation Hub
•  550,000 square feet of retail space
•  A Performing Arts Center

This vision represents an unprecedented merging of architects, artists, and urban developers, including Santiago Calatrava, David Childs, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind, Fumihiko Maki, and Richard Rogers. The singular goal is a grand new urban center for 21^st century New York.

The full list of involved singers included: Doris Dragović, Oliver Dragojević, Jasna Zlokić, Danijela Martinović, Sanja Doležal, Meri Cetinić, Dino Dvornik, Aki Rahimovski, Matko Jelavić, Emilija Kokić, Severina Vučković, Arsen Dedić, Zorica Kondža, Boris Novković, Jasmin Stavros, Ivo Amulić, Vlado Kalember, Krunoslav Slabinac, Ivo Robić, Gabi Novak, Tereza Kesovija, Tajči, Josipa Lisac, Zvonko Špišić, Dragutin Mlinarec, Đuka Čaić, Zdravko Škender, Ivica Šerfezi, Ljupka Dimitrovska, Dalibor Brun, Milo Hrnić, Mišo Kovač, Davor Gobac, Stanko Šarić, Zdenka Vučković, Jura Stublić, Mladen Bodalec, and Ljiljana Nikolovska.

Apart from its humanitarian purpose, the group was significant in that it marked the beginning of an independent Croatian music scene. Among those rock groups who adopted a firm Croatian identity and participated in the single were Film, Novi fosili, Magazin, Parni Valjak, Psihomodo Pop and Prljavo Kazalište.

Although more than two decades have now passed since the song was first aired, its popularity hasn’t diminished through the years. During the Croatian War of Independence it was often played to boost moral either among the soldiers on the battlefield or the civilians in their shelters. In recent times the song is usually sung during all important sport events and represents a symbol of unity and pride. According to numerous surveys, “Moja domovina” is the most popular patriotic song among Croatian citizens ever written.