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Eugene

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Sat May 25, 2019, 10:47 AM May 2019

Cracks 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 memorial’s 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 OP
It hasn't been there very long. murielm99 May 2019 #1
Topple that blot on the landscape of the National Mall Cirque du So-What May 2019 #2
Same as it ever was Achilleaze May 2019 #3
cracks may have been triggered by the 5.8 earthquake of Aug 2011 that damaged Wash. monument wishstar May 2019 #4
A metaphor for creeping nationalism eroding what we accomplished in WWII ProudLib72 May 2019 #5

Cirque du So-What

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2. Topple that blot on the landscape of the National Mall
Sat May 25, 2019, 12:16 PM
May 2019

Looks like something that the German people would have dynamited at the end of WW II.

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wishstar

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4. cracks may have been triggered by the 5.8 earthquake of Aug 2011 that damaged Wash. monument
Sat May 25, 2019, 01:29 PM
May 2019

Some monuments withstand centuries intact while others don't hold up very long

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