Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11, 2001 attacks.[1] It is located at The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
It was designed by Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman.[2] The memorial opened on September 11, 2008, seven years after the attack.
Pentagon Memorial Media
Preparing to lower the flag at the Pentagon on October 11, 2001
America's Heroes Memorial opened in September 2002.
The first inscribed memorial unit unveiled at the dedication ceremony on September 11, 2008
The memorial viewed from the northeast corner
Temporary chapel created on Pentagon grounds one day after the attack
Construction of the memorial
Dedication ceremony marking the start of construction on the Pentagon Memorial
Construction of the Pentagon Memorial in September 2007
Dedicating the memorial by uncovering the benches
Pentagon lit up for 9/11 sixth anniversary
References
- ↑ Pentagon Memorial Project SchedulePentagon Renovation Program. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
- ↑ Miroff, Nick (September 11, 2008). "Creating a Place Like No Other". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091000018.html. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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