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13 Νοε 2017 · The Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened on the National Mall in Washington, DC on 13 November, 1982. The main structure is an angled wall of black marble, built beneath ground level and...
10 Νοε 2016 · In November of 1982, a processional of thousands of Vietnam veterans marched to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for its dedication in Washington, D.C. Though now celebrated for its modern, minimal design and contemplative space, the memorial was the subject of heated debates prior to its opening.
15 Μαρ 2017 · Elizabeth Wolfson recounts the early controversy surrounding Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the delicate balance that must be achieved when memorializing war's heroes and victims.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, national monument in Washington, D.C., honouring members of the U.S. armed forces who served and died in the Vietnam War (1955–75). The memorial, located near the western end of the Mall , is a black granite V-shaped wall inscribed with the names of the approximately 58,000 men and women who were killed or missing ...
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located on the National Mall, in between and pointing to the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It consists of two linear cuts that descend into the earth, fronted with black granite panels.
The memorial pays tribute to the sacrifice of those who fought and, by listing their names, it deliberately separates the soldiers from the war. Visitors responded immediately to Maya Lin’s funereal design as if it were a giant tombstone, a symbolic cemetery where they unexpectedly left tributes, thus conflating the functions of a memorial ...
9 Νοε 2016 · When the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) was dedicated on the National Mall in 1982, it was notable both for its controversial anti-heroic and anti-monumental form, and for its attempt to close the...
