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Pentagon Memorial (Arlington, USA)

Description: Arlington, Virginia, USA / A permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people killed in the building and on American ... more

Pentagon Memorial (Arlington, USA) ... Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Newest Review: ... off for taking a photograph of the Pentagon sign on the Metro!!!). It covers an area of several acres. The memorial is in fact set out as a timeline with each memorial being set on the year of birth of that person. The oldest person was 71 and the youngest just 3 years old. As you step into the area a plinth set into the ground has the date 11th September 2001 engraved on it.. This plinth is ... more

... made from some of the charred stone, reclaimed from the Pentagon. The time lines are set at an angle to the building - at the same angle as the plane ploughed into it. Each year is marked with a stone at the end with the date on - but only if there i...more

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Pentagon Memorial (Arlington, USA): A Stunning Memorial (632 words)
by - written on 20/02/09 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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The Pentagon Memorial was designed and constructed to commemorate the 184 people who were killed when American Airlines flight 77 smashed into the south west face of the Pentagon on September 11th 2001. I visited there on the 28th December 2008, only weeks after it first opened and was struck by how simplistic yet symbolic it was. The memorial is in fact 184 memorials - every person killed has their own memorial, which is shaped to suggest a part of an aeroplane (my initial interpretation), but is in fact a cantilevered bench and the whole thing is cohesive and respectful. The site for the memorial is in front of the wing of the Pentagon ... Read the complete review