Reflecting Pool

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Reflecting Pool is the long, shallow water feature at the Oklahoma City National Memorial that serves as a tranquil focal point for remembrance and reflection on the 1995 bombing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf memorial water feature
reflecting pool
adjacentTo Field of Empty Chairs NERFINISHED
Survivor Tree NERFINISHED
boundedBy 9:01 Gate NERFINISHED
9:03 Gate NERFINISHED
commemoratesDate April 19, 1995
commemoratesEvent Oklahoma City bombing NERFINISHED
constructionCompleted 1999
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo rescuers and all affected by the bombing
survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing
victims of the Oklahoma City bombing
designedFor reflection
remembrance
designer Butzer Design Partnership NERFINISHED
Hans Butzer NERFINISHED
Sven Berg NERFINISHED
Tori Butzer NERFINISHED
governingBody Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation NERFINISHED
hasAccess pedestrian walkways along both sides
hasFeature continuously flowing water
reflective surface
hasLength approximately 168 feet
hasView Field of Empty Chairs across the pool
Survivor Tree across the memorial lawn
hasWidth approximately 3/4 of a city street
lighting illuminated at night
locatedIn Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
locatedOn former Northbound lanes of North Harvey Avenue
maintenance circulating and filtered water system
managedBy Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum NERFINISHED
material black granite base
memorialType national memorial component
nearbyStructure former Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building site NERFINISHED
opened April 19, 2000
orientation east–west
partOf Oklahoma City National Memorial NERFINISHED
Outdoor Symbolic Memorial NERFINISHED
symbolism invites quiet contemplation
represents the moment of the bombing
suggests healing and peace
visitorUse place for personal reflection
place for quiet remembrance
waterDepth shallow

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Oklahoma City National Memorial hasPart Reflecting Pool