Memorials

The Pentagon Memorial contains 184 memorial units, each of which are dedicated to an individual victim by its unique placement within the collective field. The field is organized as a timeline of the victims' ages, moving from the youngest, three-year-old Dana Falkenberg to the oldest, John D. Yamnicky, 71. The simple but elegant memorial units are at once a glowing light pool, a cantilevered bench and a place for permanent inscription of each victim's name. Read more »

In this creation by Robert Berks, Einstein is casually seated on a park bench, while at his feet much of the known universe is depicted in a 28-foot circular sky map. The 12-foot bronze statue of the most widely known modern physicist is located on the southwest corner of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more »

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial honors our longest serving President who led us through some of our roughest times . . . the great depression. The memorial is divided into four areas, each representing a term of office. The park-like setting includes waterfalls and pools amid walls of reddish Dakota granite. Read more »

One of the largest bronze statues ever cast, this 78-foot memorial commemorates all the Marines who have died in battle since 1775. The statue depicts one of the most famous incidents of World War II, the invasion of Iwo Jima, where an American flag was courageously raised. The monument was created from a famous photograph showing the event. Read more »

Beneath a marble rotunda, the 19-foot bronze statue of the third President of the United States is surrounded by passages from the Declaration of Independence and other famous Jefferson writings. Read more »

This memorial, located adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, features a sculptured column of 19-foot soldiers arrayed for combat. A 164-foot mural wall is inscribed with the words, "Freedom Is Not Free" and is etched with 2,500 photographic images of nurses, chaplains, crew chiefs, mechanics and other support personnel to symbolize the vast effort that sustained the military operation. Read more »

This grand monument overlooks the Reflecting Pool, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol. Inside, the 19-foot marble statue of the 16th president is flanked by inscriptions of his Second Inaugural Address and the famous Gettysburg Address. Read more »

The black granite walls of this moving V-shaped memorial are inscribed with the names of the 58,209 Americans missing or killed in the Vietnam conflict. Frederick Hart's life-size bronze sculpture depicts three young servicemen. Read more »

The Washington Monument stands in honor of the first President of the United States and the "Father of our Country,"George Washington. The 555-foot tall obelisk is symbolic of Washington's impressive appearance, powerful influence, and simplistic elegance Read more »

The memorial remembers those who fought in World War II. It is located between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial at the base of the reflecting pool. Read more »