World+War+II+Memorial

=﻿By: Jorge Escribano Fernandez=
 * **Introduction**

This fantastic memorial was made for the brave U.S. soldiers who fought for their country in the 20th century. These soldiers fought in the World War 2 which was a massive and bloody war against many countries around the world. There were about 16 million men and women who served the U.S. army forces who fought for peace and 400,000 soldiers who died, but supported the war. This monument shows what the U.S. army went through: spirit, sacrifice, and commitment to everyone. This will inspire through generations in the future what its freedom and democracy and why we should carry them at all times. ||


 * This monument began its construction on September of 2001. The design or idea was given by this talented architect named Friedrich St.Florian  who has his teammates always ready to act: Raymond J. Kaskey, James A. van Sweden, Nicholas Benson,   H orton-Lees Lighting Design, Inc; Mueser-Rutledge Consulting Engineers Earthtech/TAMS Consultants, Inc; Cervantes & Associates, P.C; Geotech Engineers, Inc; Heller & Metzger; CMS Collaborative, Inc; Leonard Smith & Associates, Inc; and Gage-Babcock & Associates, Inc. This memorial had 48 columns which represented the states of U.S. on 1948 with Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Alaska, Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, and Philippines. Almost all this monument was made by granite, but to make it possible they needed money, but thanks to  President  [|Bill Clinton] , he raised about 197 million dollars. There is this wall called the “Wall of Freedom” which includes with 4,048 gold stars that represents 100 soldiers in each star. In front of this wall it lays this message: “Here we mark the price of freedom”. This extraordinary monument was finished April 29, 2004 and dedicated in Saturday, May 29, 2004 by George W. Bush. The structure since it was constructed to now days, I guess it hadn’t change a bit because you may see its well cared and maintained, maybe there is some details, but it not that visible.   || [[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6h9gav5EKFqreBP0L8RTGtFJT7GvEKqtO22-lFkpLcQgKKwOobw&t=1 width="345" height="276"]] ||
 * As I said before, the monument was design for these brave men who fought for their nation and freedom. Keeps in mind the soldiers who died in World War 2 and won’t be forgotten because thanks to everyone who served the army the U.S. wouldn’t be how it is now.

 This memorial for me is huge and very creative. I won’t forget the famous quote of this place: “Here we mark the price of freedom” because it does make a difference. Without the quote, it wouldn’t be the same message but I’m not saying it is awful without it, just saying that with the quote it brings a remarkable meaning. When I first saw this wonderful place I knew the architects took a long time to design this delightful place. You could every detail in the structure, how the eagles from the edges are made and how the stars of the Freedom Wall are located and made of. I could tell with no doubt that the architects took their time to make this monument excellent. || ||


 * ** Design **

ABMC engaged the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Public Buildings Service to act as its agent to manage the memorial project. The design submitted by Friedrich St.Florian, an architect based in Providence, R.I., was selected as one of six semi-finalists in an open, national competition. Leo A Daly, an international architecture firm, assembled the winning team with St.Florian as the design architect. The team also included George E. Hartman of Hartman-Cox Architects, landscape architect Oehme van Sweden & Associates, sculptor Ray Kaskey, and stone carver and letterer Nick Benson. St.Florian’s memorial design concept was approved by the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission in the summer of 1998. The commissions approved the preliminary design in 1999, the final architectural design and several ancillary elements in 2000, granite selections in 2001, and sculpture and inscriptions in 2002 and 2003. || ||
 * =Bibliography=

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