John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
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The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a continuously burning graveside memorial honoring the assassinated 35th U.S. president at his burial site.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy gravesite complex | 1 |
| eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eternal flame
ⓘ
graveside memorial ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | John Carl Warnecke ⓘ |
| atGraveOf | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| commemorates | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedBy |
Cardinal Richard Cushing
ⓘ
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ⓘ |
| dedicatedOn | 1963-11-25 ⓘ |
| designer | John Carl Warnecke ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 38.8814 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -77.0710 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
circular stone base
ⓘ
continuously burning flame ⓘ inscribed tablets ⓘ landscaped terrace ⓘ |
| honors | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| inCemetery | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| inSectionOfCemetery | John F. Kennedy gravesite ⓘ |
| lightingMethod | electronic ignition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arlington, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy |
Arlington National Cemetery staff
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
|
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| nearGraveOf |
Edward M. Kennedy
ⓘ
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ⓘ Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
John F. Kennedy gravesite complex
|
| purpose |
memorial to the 35th president of the United States
ⓘ
symbol of remembrance ⓘ |
| subjectOf | state funeral of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of the American spirit
ⓘ
eternal memory ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 1963-11-25 ⓘ |
| usesFuel | natural gas ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
foreign dignitaries
ⓘ
heads of state ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| yearOfMajorRenovation | 1967 ⓘ |
| yearOfModernization | 2013 ⓘ |
| yearOfOriginalInstallation | 1963 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery
this entity surface form:
John F. Kennedy gravesite complex