Pentagon Memorial - A memorial located southwest of the Pentagon , Arlington County , Virginia . Dedicated to 184 men and women who died during the September 11 attacks , when an American Airlines plane crashed into the Pentagon [1] .
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| Location | Pentagon , Arlington , Virginia |
| Architect | Julie Beckman and Kate Kesman |
| Building | June 15, 2006 - September 11, 2008 |
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The memorial, designed by Julia Beckman and Kate Kesman [2] , together with the engineers of Buro Happold [3] , was opened on September 11, 2008.
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Temporary Memorials
After the events of 9/11, an impromptu memorial was erected on a hill overlooking the Pentagon. People came to him to pay tribute to the dead [4] . A month after the attack, 25 thousand people took part in the memorial service in the Pentagon for employees and their families; US President George W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made speeches [5] . Bush noted that “the wounds of this building will not be forgotten, but it will be repaired. Brick by brick, we will quickly restore the Pentagon [6] . ”The American flag was lowered for the duration of the ceremony [7] .
Heroes of America Memorial
Opened in September 2002, after the renovation of the building was completed, the new Heroes of America Memorial and chapel is located at the point where 77 American Airlines crashed .
The memorial consists of five acrylic panels: one depicts the Purple Heart medal with the names of the awarded military personnel who died during the attack, on the second panel awarded civilians, the names of the deceased are engraved on two panels, and the reporting tribute is engraved on the central panel. In a small chapel located in the next room, there are stained glass windows on a patriotic theme. It also includes books with photographs and a brief biography of the victims.
Design and Construction
The Pentagon Memorial was designed by Beckman and Kesman from Philadelphia , PA , with the participation of Buro Happold . In honor of 184 victims, in an area of 7800 m², 184 lighted benches with the names of the victims were installed. They are arranged according to the ages of the victims, starting with Dana Falkenberg (who was 3 years old) and ending with John Yanmiki (71 years old). Benches with the names of the victims inside the building are located as those who were killed at the time of the collision of the plane with the Pentagon; benches with the names of passengers are located according to their seats [8] . If a family died in the attack, then their names, in addition to individual benches, were added to the reflecting pool [9] .
The construction of the memorial began on June 15, 2006 [10] . By November 2006, a foundation pit was dug for the pool [11] , and by May 2007 a wall was built along the main perimeter and concrete piles of benches were poured [12] .
Opening
The memorial was opened on September 11, 2008 at 19 hours, accompanied by the Naval Choir and Orchestra of the US Navy [13] . President George W. Bush called the memorial "a tribute to the eternal memory of 184 souls." More than 20,000 people attended the unveiling ceremony, including former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen and current (at that time) US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [14] .
Notes
- ↑ Pentagon Memorial Project Schedule (link not available) . Pentagon Renovation Program. Date of treatment October 12, 2006. Archived on August 25, 2012.
- ↑ Miroff, Nick . Creating a Place Like No Other , The Washington Post , The Washington Post Company (11 September 2008). Date of treatment July 26, 2011.
- ↑ Pentagon Memorial (link unavailable) . Date of treatment September 12, 2010. Archived on August 25, 2012.
- ↑ Mourners memorial rises near Pentagon, The Washington Times (September 19, 2001).
- ↑ Bush says that from 'sorrow has come great resolve', The Washington Times (October 12, 2001).
- ↑ Garamone, Jim . Memorial Service Honors Pentagon Victims , American Forces Press Service (October 11, 2001).
- ↑ Garamone, Jim . Flag at Pentagon Attack Site Lowered, Preserved , American Forces Press Service (October 11, 2001).
- ↑ Larry Shaughnessy . Nearly complete Pentagon memorial tells the story of 9/11 , CNN.com (May 23, 2008). Date of treatment July 26, 2011.
- ↑ militarygear.com , retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ↑ Ground Broken for Pentagon 9-11 Memorial (unavailable link) . Pentagon Memorial Fund (June 15, 2006). Date of treatment October 12, 2006. Archived on August 25, 2012.
- ↑ Construction Update . Pentagon Memorial Fund (November 13, 2006). Date of treatment November 15, 2006. Archived on August 25, 2012.
- ↑ Dwyer, Timothy . Pentagon Memorial Progress Is Step Forward for Families , The Washington Post (May 26, 2007).
- ↑ Wilgoren, Debbie , Nick Miroff, Robin Shulman. "Pentagon Memorial Dedicated on 7th Anniversary of Attacks" , The Washington Post , WashingtonPost.com (September 11, 2008). Date of treatment September 11, 2008.
- ↑ Pentagon Memorial . Department of Defense. Date of treatment July 26, 2011. Archived on August 25, 2012.
Links
- Pentagon Memorial Website
- Pentagon Memorial Virtual Tour
- Pentagon Force Protection Agency
- Pentagon memorial fund
- CNN Story on Pentagon Memorial Design Competition
- From the Inside Out: Sept. 11 Memorialized - DefenseLINK News
- List of victims in the Pentagon
- List of victims on American Airlines Flight 77
- CBS video on memorial, uploaded to YouTube