World War 2 Memorial

Anna Sanders

The Controversy

• The placement and size of the WW2 memorial were at the center of many arguments around the time its design was being debated on.

• People thought the fact that it was being placed right on the mall took away from it and everything else that came before it.

• The size of the memorial was also under debate. The large marble columns surrounding the memorial were deemed as too big and bulky.

• There were also several key mistakes in the memorial:– An inscription from Roosevelt's speech on the

memorial was misprinted– There was a wrong date regarding Japans surrender

_______________________________________Unlike many critics, I happen to love the WW2 memorial. I think its aesthetically pleasing and its design is beautiful. I like how all of the states were acknowledged and the wall in the back serves for clear nostalgia.