Fighting Over A WWII Memorial
24 May 2001 - 11:00am
Opponents and supporters are fighting over the architectural design and proposed site for a World War II memorial in Washington D.C.
"The question is not whether to build a monument -- everyone seems to agree it's long overdue -- but rather where it will best fit into Washington's meticulous architectural choreography... Current plans place the memorial, an imposing...design by Austrian architect Friedrich St. Florian, smack dab in the middle of the Mall, between the towering Washington Monument and the stately Lincoln memorial...Opponents call it an outrageous defacement of a national space, while defendants consider the prominent placement a fitting testimony to the monument's importance."
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The Mall, the Memorial, the Mudslinging
Source:
Time, May 22, 2001
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