Marine Corps War Memorial

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bronze sculpture monument outdoor sculpture war memorial

The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Marine Corps War Memorial canonical 11
United States Marine Corps War Memorial 8
Iwo Jima Memorial 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture ⓘ
monument ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
architect Horace W. Peaslee ⓘ
category Monuments and memorials in Virginia ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Virginia ⓘ
World War II memorials in the United States ⓘ
commemorates U.S. Marine Corps personnel who died in defense of the United States ⓘ
constructionCompletedIn 1954 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dedicatedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
surface form: President Dwight D. Eisenhower
dedicatedTo United States Marine Corps ⓘ
dedicationDate 1954-11-10 ⓘ
depicts Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ
depictsConflict World War II ⓘ
depictsEvent Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
designer Felix de Weldon ⓘ
features American flag on a tall flagpole ⓘ
six U.S. Marines raising the American flag ⓘ
flagpoleHeight approximately 18 meters ⓘ
approximately 60 feet ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation 38.8893° N, 77.0697° W ⓘ
hasInscription In honor and memory of the men of the United States Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country since 10 November 1775 ⓘ
hasLighting illuminated at night ⓘ
height approximately 24 meters ⓘ
approximately 78 feet ⓘ
inspiredBy Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ
surface form: photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal
locatedIn Arlington, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia
locatedInMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
locatedNear Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
granite base ⓘ
near Netherlands Carillon ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
partOf George Washington Memorial Parkway ⓘ
sculptor Felix de Weldon ⓘ
subjectOf tourist visits in the Washington, D.C. area ⓘ
symbolizes American victory at Iwo Jima ⓘ
courage and sacrifice of U.S. Marines ⓘ
unveiledOn 1954-11-10 ⓘ
usedFor Memorial Day observances ⓘ
Veterans Day observances ⓘ
military ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arlington, Virginia → contains → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Arlington, Virginia → hosts → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Netherlands Carillon → locatedNear → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Battle of Iwo Jima → associatedWork → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima"
Battle of Iwo Jima → memorializedBy → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima → subjectOf → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima → inspired → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia → adjacentTo → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia → hasLandmark → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Mount Suribachi → commemoratedBy → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Iwo Jima → memorializedIn → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
George Washington Memorial Parkway → contains → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial
Marine Barracks Washington → usedFor → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sunset Parade (historically before relocation to the Marine Corps War Memorial)
Rosslyn station → nearbyLandmark → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial)
28th Marine Regiment → associatedWith → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Felix de Weldon → notableWork → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Felix de Weldon → notableWork → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima flag-raising statue
Felix de Weldon → creatorOf → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Felix de Weldon → creatorOf → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
United States flag raising → commemoratedBy → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
United States flag raising → commemoratedBy → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima Memorial
United States flag raising → associatedWith → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
Arlington County (name adopted 1920) → contains → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
subject surface form: Arlington County
Arlington County → hasLandmark → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Iōtō → memorializedBy → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
Arlington Cemetery station → serves → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Fort Myer, Virginia → nearbyLandmark → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima Memorial (Marine Corps War Memorial)
Memorial Avenue → near → Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ