From the home front to the front lines
The World War II Memorial commemorates the sacrifice and celebrates the victory of "the greatest generation." Friedrich St.Florian’s winning design balances classical and modernist styles of architecture, harmonizes with its natural and cultural surroundings, and connects the legacy of the American Revolution and the American Civil War with a great crusade to rid the world of fascism.
Features
Did You Know?
The memorial columns acknowledge the chronology of State admission into the Union from Delaware to Arizona, alternating back and forth across the Rainbow Pool. In addition to the forty-eight States, the memorial honors the six U.S. territories that existed at the time of the Second World War.