JFK Memorial, Dallas, TX
April 11, 1995
Wikipedia: “This monument stands 30 feet (9 m) high, 50 feet (15.2 m) long and 50 feet (15.2 m) wide. Crafted of pre-fabricated white concrete, it is reinforced with steel beams within its walls. The four walls form a room open to the sky. Its architecture is described as minimalist, as the creation was downgraded from marble to concrete in 1970. The open-air structure resembles an empty tomb, or cenotaph.”
anas a.: “One interesting thing to note, this open air monument is located in a noisy area of downtown, the walls are not just some cubic design. When we step inside the walls, we won’t hear any sound … giving us moments of silence and to reflect what had happened. Pretty profound to me, as it’s much better than erecting a statue there, it may have not expressed what the nation has felt.”
The monument seems to have been cleaned since then. I liked this visitor’s experience of the monument and I think the industrial dirt on the outside adds another layer to think about.
