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17th Street Southwest
Between Lincoln Memorial & Washington Monument
Washington, DC 20024
United States -
+1 202 619 7222
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Neighborhood :
National Mall
http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ - Mon to Sun from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Dedicated on May 29, 2004, the World War II Memorial is the first national memorial to honor "Americans who took up the struggle during the Second World War and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our forefathers entrusted to us: A nation conceived in liberty and justice," as the announcement stone proclaims. The design by architect Friedrich St. Florian marks the Pacific and European Theaters of World War II with magnificent arches and remembers the 400,000 Americans who died with 4000 stars (100 for each star) along the Freedom Wall. It is located on the National Mall between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
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Sand volleyball courts and everyone is relaxed, great place to spend the morning hours on the weekend.
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Find your state column.
The memorial columns surrounding the water feature of this memorial are shown in order of admission. The memorial was very crowded when we went...
A let-down, in my opinion
I'm somewhat of a student of WWII because my father was a veteran of it, and I found this to be a surprisingly bland monument ...
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“We loved it!”
This memorial is a success on many levels. It is a beautiful relaxing space. It celebrates every state,albeit in a peculiar choice for position...
“Really awful”
The memorial is the worst sort of generic mismash. What on earth do the states have to do with the war? It is a compromise by a committee, rath...
“WOW!!!”
This was my favorite of all the memorials. It is beautiful, well created, and emotional. The quotes, imagery, location, and overall atmosphere ...
“National World War II Memorial”
Very impressive monument in DC. Located closeby to the Washignton Mounment at the start of the Reflecting Pool. The columns featuring all the s...
“A Fine Tribute to Our Greatest Generation”
It seems silly to praise this memorial as if someone would pan it. However, many go to D.C. intent on only seeing a handful of items and some w...
“Awesome!”
One of my favorite spots in DC. Nice to sit and listen to the water and enjoy the sun with your feet in the water. Great memorial and worth a s...
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Best Visited at Night
Like the Korean War Memorial the profoundness of this site is best felt at night.The lighting of the memorial and the reduced number of people ...
Pompous architecture
I was very disappointed by the WWII memorial. There are two things wrong with it: the architecture, and the location.The design of the memorial...
Good Memorial
It was a great memorial. But it sort of had the same things over and over again, but that's ok! The best time to visit is the summertime at 5-6...
WWII Memorial
We did not expect the World War II Memorial to be a highlight of our trip to DC, but it was. The pictures of it do not do it justice. We defi...
Newest Memorial
The most triumphant memorial on the Mall! If standing at the base of the gold stars gazing up to the Lincoln Memorial does not grip your heart,...
Great Place to Walk Through
Its a great place to go (when i went i was one of the first to see it, so there where no crowds).It has cool quotes from generals writen throug...
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