Vietnam Veterans Memorial
national memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
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.
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | |
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 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 |
Sources
change- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
