Tuesday, May 20, 2008

REMEMBERANCE THE GREATEST TREASURE




Memorials are being visited by many nowadays.war monuments are in many ways the most exciting structures mankind creates. Perhaps they get our attention because they symbolize our most violent moments or the extremes of victory and defeat that transcend everyday reality. One such famous memorial is the world war 2 memorial. The World War II Memorial is a national memorial to all the Americans who fought for World War II and is located in Washington D.C. The proposal started in 1987 to build a WW2 memorial that took nearly seven years to receive federal approval for construction. FEATURES The memorial consists of: 56 pillars (each one is 17 feet tall) 2 arches (Atlantic and Pacific) Each of the 56 pillars is inscribed with one of the 48 US states

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