Korean War Veterans Memorial

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Cultural-Historical, Monument

United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington DC,

Description

This monument to the soldiers who served in the Korean War (1950-1953) was dedicated in 1995 and stands next to the Lincoln Memorial in West Potomac Park. This representation of a walled triangle intersecting a circle, created by sculptors Louis Nelson and Frank Gaylord, is constructed from over 100 tons of granite.

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