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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCracks appearing in World War II Memorial in Washington
Source: Associated Press
Cracks appearing in World War II Memorial in Washington
May 24, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) The National Park Service is assessing a series of cracks that have begun to appear in the World War II Memorial as Washington, D.C., prepares for an increase in visitors over Memorial Day weekend.
The Park Service says in a statement Friday that a large crack is visible on the memorials Atlantic arch and a smaller crack is visible on the District of Columbia column. A structural assessment is underway, and a timeline for repairs is being developed.
The Park Service announced that the memorial remains structurally sound and there is no threat to the safety of visitors.
Opened in 2004, the memorial consists of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surrounding a central fountain. Last year, it had about 4.6 million visitors.
May 24, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) The National Park Service is assessing a series of cracks that have begun to appear in the World War II Memorial as Washington, D.C., prepares for an increase in visitors over Memorial Day weekend.
The Park Service says in a statement Friday that a large crack is visible on the memorials Atlantic arch and a smaller crack is visible on the District of Columbia column. A structural assessment is underway, and a timeline for repairs is being developed.
The Park Service announced that the memorial remains structurally sound and there is no threat to the safety of visitors.
Opened in 2004, the memorial consists of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surrounding a central fountain. Last year, it had about 4.6 million visitors.
Read more: https://apnews.com/7a1d3f28c1054da9a96091370bd54151
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Cracks appearing in World War II Memorial in Washington (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2019
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murielm99
(30,656 posts)1. It hasn't been there very long.
Was it constructed poorly?
Cirque du So-What
(25,812 posts)2. Topple that blot on the landscape of the National Mall
Looks like something that the German people would have dynamited at the end of WW II.
Read more:
http://www.hnn.us/articles/138.html
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)3. Same as it ever was
wishstar
(5,267 posts)4. cracks may have been triggered by the 5.8 earthquake of Aug 2011 that damaged Wash. monument
Some monuments withstand centuries intact while others don't hold up very long
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)5. A metaphor for creeping nationalism eroding what we accomplished in WWII