Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring U.S. service members who fought and died in the Vietnam War, best known for its reflective black granite wall inscribed with the names of the fallen.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Mirror Memorial | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
United States Department of the Interior
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Interior
|
| architect | Maya Lin ⓘ |
| artistOfVietnamWomensMemorial | Glenna Goodacre ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Jimmy Carter
ⓘ
surface form:
President Jimmy Carter
|
| commemoratesConflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.8913° N, 77.0477° W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of healing and reconciliation after the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
U.S. Armed Forces members who served in the Vietnam War
ⓘ
U.S. service members missing in action in the Vietnam War ⓘ U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| dedicationDate | November 13, 1982 ⓘ |
| designCompetitionWonBy | Maya Lin ⓘ |
| designCompetitionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| designer | Maya Lin ⓘ |
| feature |
engraved names of service members
ⓘ
highly polished reflective surface ⓘ two long, angled walls meeting at an obtuse angle ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
The Wall
ⓘ
Three Servicemen statue ⓘ Vietnam Women’s Memorial ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
visitors leaving mementos and offerings
ⓘ
visitors making name rubbings ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
National Mall
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ West Potomac Park ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material |
black granite
ⓘ
polished granite ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 10 feet 1.5 inches ⓘ |
| notableFeature | allows visitors to see their reflections among the engraved names ⓘ |
| numberOfNames | over 58,000 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
date of casualty
ⓘ
year of casualty ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Mall
ⓘ
surface form:
National Mall and Memorial Parks
|
| sculptorOfThreeServicemen | Frederick Hart ⓘ |
| shape | V-shaped wall ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1982 ⓘ |
| visitorCount | millions of visitors per year ⓘ |
| wallLength | about 246 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Space Mirror Memorial