Martin Luther King Jr Memorial - Washington DC - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Waymarking.com

Authorized by Joint Resolution in 1996, this memorial cost an estimated $120 million, and was built on one of the last remaining sites on the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial and reflecting pool and adjacent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial. The designer was ROMA Design Group, and the built by a number of collaborating partners (McKissack & McKissack / Turner Construction / Tompkins Builders / Gilford Corporation Design-Build Joint Venture). (visit link) It opened to the public on August 22, 2011. As of the creation date of this waymark, satellite images show a construction site, not a memeorial!

It is the first major memorial on the National Mall to be dedicated to an African-American, and to a non-president. (The phrasing is important. There are monuments to WWI and WWII veterans and war dead. There is also a statue to John Paul Jones nearby, but that isn't a monument.)

"The Memorial conveys three themes that were central throughout Dr. King’s life – democracy, justice, and hope. The centerpiece of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is the “Stone of Hope”, a 30-foot statue of Dr. King, gazing into the horizon and concentrating on the future and hope for humanity. The sculpture was carved from 159 granite blocks that were assembled to appear as one singular piece. There is also a 450-foot inscription wall, made from granite panels, that is inscribed with 14 excerpts of King's sermons and public addresses to serve as living testaments of his vision of America. Landscape elements of the Memorial include American Elm trees, Yoshino Cherry Trees, Liriope plants, English yew, jasmine and sumac. " (visit link)

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