Pentagon Memorial

National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
A photo of the monument, shortly before it opened
Map showing the location of National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Map showing the location of National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Map showing the location of National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Map showing the location of National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
LocationArlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Coordinates38°52′14.052″N 77°3′33.264″W / 38.87057000°N 77.05924000°W / 38.87057000; -77.05924000
EstablishedSeptember 11, 2008
Governing bodyPentagon Memorial Fund
Websitehttps://pentagonmemorial.org/

The Pentagon Memorial, formally the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11 attacks.[1]

Designed by Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman of the architectural firm of Kaseman Beckman Advanced Strategies[2] with engineers Buro Happold,[3] the memorial opened on September 11, 2008, seven years after the attack.

  1. ^ "Pentagon Memorial Project Schedule". Pentagon Renovation Program. Archived from the original on March 13, 2003. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
  2. ^ Miroff, Nick (September 11, 2008). "Creating a Place Like No Other". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Pentagon Memorial". Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.

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