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I'm not sure where I stand on this...maybe I'm just averse to change, but I like having all the trees and open space on the Mall and haven't been impressed with any of the designs for new monuments (including the ghastly WWII memorial).
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The WWII memorial feels too stark and impersonal for me. Of the three most recent monuments (Roosevelt, Korean, WWII) I'd take the Roosevelt or Korean over the WWII any day.
I'm right there with you on the VM. It doesn't matter how many times you've been to see it, it's always striking to feel the somberness that pervades the air around it. I've never seen another monument that demands such quiet respect from visitors, and somehow it dampens the surrounding noise of the city.
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When JenniK and I were married, we went to DC on our honeymoon. We loved it, even though we had both been there before, and the WWII memorial was just being built.
Considering my family history. I really want to go see it now that it is complete, and find my Uncle Bobby's name on it.
I love the VM, and I think that it has a very powerful impact. I also liked the Korean.
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I love the Roosevelt Memorial. In many ways it's very plain, other than the waterfalls, it's solid, cold stone everywhere, with quotes and such. But while it might not be warm or inviting, it's powerful in it's own way.
I haven't seen the WWII memorial, but I wasn't happy when I saw the designs for it.
The MLK Memorial looks very well in keeping with the general style of the Mall and surrounding Memorials. Especially the "water wall of quote" looks beautiful.
Does anyone know when it is supposed to be completed? I'm going to DC next August. Probably won't be done by then, but I can hope.
quote:Originally posted by KarlEd: It's about time, I'd say.
Karl, you might be interested to know that of all the Memorials to people on the Mall, King's, if completed on time, will be closer to the date of death of the honoree by 12 years than any previous memorial built.
Also, a year or two of the delay is blamed by many on the King family itself. The entire project was supposed to cost 100 million dollars, and the grand majority of that has come from private donations (mostly corporate), and some of which was matched by Congress. The King family however, demanded licensing fees for the use of the King name in the project and in all promotions for it. That slowed down the project considerably in the early part of the decade.
When asked what they would need the money for, or how anyone could see what good would come out of charging a fee to set up a memorial to MLK, the family said the money would be used for the MLK Foundation, to continue his work.
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