World War II Memorial

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Lincoln_Memorial
gptkb:Washington_Monument
gptkb:Reflecting_Pool
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Friedrich_St._Florian
gptkbp:commemorates 16 million Americans who served in World War II
over 400,000 Americans who died in World War II
gptkbp:constructionStartYear September 2001
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Freedom_Wall
gptkbp:cost $182 million
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:American_soldiers_of_World_War_II
May 29, 2004
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Friedrich_St._Florian
gptkbp:engravedWith names of U.S. states and territories
gptkbp:features gptkb:Rainbow_Pool
two arches
56 pillars
gptkbp:Freedom_Wall each star represents 100 Americans who died in the war
contains 4,048 gold stars
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
public donations
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:hasEvent annual Memorial Day ceremony
annual Veterans Day ceremony
gptkbp:hasWebsite https://www.nps.gov/wwii/index.htm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World War II Memorial
gptkbp:latitude 38.8894° N
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:National_Mall
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:longitude 77.0405° W
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkbp:material bronze
granite
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Smithsonian
gptkbp:opened April 29, 2004
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Mall_and_Memorial_Parks
gptkbp:sculptor gptkb:Raymond_Kaskey
gptkbp:symbolizes unity of the nation during World War II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Mall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4