Memorial Amphitheater
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Memorial Amphitheater is a grand ceremonial structure at Arlington National Cemetery that serves as a central site for national memorial services and military honors, including those at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arlington Memorial Amphitheater | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphitheater
ⓘ
ceremonial structure ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Memorial Amphitheater
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
|
| architect | Thomas Hastings ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 5,000 people ⓘ |
| category |
Amphitheaters in the United States
ⓘ
Military memorials in the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Arlington County, Virginia ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.873°N 77.066°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| dedicationDate | May 15, 1920 ⓘ |
| hasColonnadeType | open-air marble colonnade ⓘ |
| hasInscription | memorial inscriptions honoring American service members ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
ⓘ
colonnade ⓘ memorial plaques ⓘ seating area ⓘ stage ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to Arlington National Cemetery National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextToCemetery | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Arlington, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington County, Virginia
|
| location | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| mainUse |
Memorial Day services
ⓘ
Veterans Day services ⓘ military honors ceremonies ⓘ national memorial services ⓘ state funerals ⓘ |
| materialUsed | white marble ⓘ |
| nearby |
Arlington House plantation
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame ⓘ |
| openingDate | May 15, 1920 ⓘ |
| operator |
Arlington National Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington National Cemetery (administration)
|
| ownedBy | United States Department of the Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arlington National Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington National Cemetery National Historic Landmark District
|
| replaces | Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| roofType | open-air central court with covered colonnades ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
annual Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
ⓘ
annual Veterans Day National Ceremony ⓘ presidential wreath-laying ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ |
| symbolizes | national remembrance of American war dead ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonies involving foreign dignitaries
ⓘ
inaugural ceremonies for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ large-scale military remembrance events ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater