Tag: memorial
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Korean War & Second Division Monuments Modifications, Post Op-Ed and Mall Quiz
Dear Friends of the National Mall, Happy Holidays! The National Mall Coalition was founded in 2000 by a group of architects, historians, preservationists, educators, and concerned citizens seeking to provide, in […]
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‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’ shows the effects of flooding on D.C. and the National Mall
For anyone wondering what the nation’s capital would look like after significant flooding around the National Mall, Ubisoft’s new video game offers an eye-opening vision.
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Called to the Mall: The Lincoln Memorial
By Tariq Timberlake, 10 years old — The Lincoln Memorial is an important part of the National Mall.
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New Monument Proposed on the Mall to Honor Veterans of the Global War on Terror
Is such a memorial premature, given we are still engaged in our country’s longest running conflict with no end in sight?
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Coalition comments on the proposed Environmental Document for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
These comments are submitted in response to the scoping for the environmental document to be prepared by the Eisenhower Memorial Commission and the National Park Service for the Eisenhower Memorial […]
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Design Concept Chosen for the Eisenhower Memorial
Next week there will be two opportunities to see and comment on the design concept recently chosen for the Eisenhower memorial. On April 21st, at 1 p.m. in the offices of the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission will review the project.
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Post: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial approved
Dear Coalition Friends: On Monday, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial planned for the Tidal Basin near the FDR Memorial was given final approval by the National Capital Planning Commission, […]
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NCPC Mall Projects: Potomac Park Levee, Mall signs & Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center
Tomorrow, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) will be reviewing three Mall projects at its monthly public meeting: Potomac Park Levee Improvements, Pedestrian Wayfinding and Sign Program & Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center.
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Coalition Chair Judy Feldman Featured in Washington Post Article “Preservation Law Puts Leash on Mall Projects”
Today’s Washington Post — District of Columbia Thursday special section — contains a front page story about recent changes to the Commemorative Works Act and a picture of Chair Judy Feldman standing in front of the “Closed” sign at the Washington Monument. Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY) is truly a champion of the Mall.
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Post: Veterans Day and the World War II Memorial
This article about the World War II Memorial ran in yesterday’s (November 12th) Washington Post. The online story includes a photograph of the partially completed Memorial:
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