Vietnam Veterans Memorial
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | |
|---|---|
 Visitors at the wall in January 2005 | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°53′28″N 77°2′52″W / 38.89111°N 77.04778°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Established | November 13, 1982 |
| Visitors | 3,799,968 (in 2006) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| Architect | Maya Lin |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000285[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1982 |
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also called the Wall, honors the men and women who died in the Vietnam War. It is a black granite wall which has the names of every American killed in the war. It was designed by Maya Lin in 1981 and is in Washington, DC.
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
