World War II Memorial
- Washington, DC
photo: Charles Poe
Why go there?
The World War II Memorial honors the 16 million people who served in the American armed forces during World War II. It consists of 56 pillars, representing the states and territories of the United States at the time of World War II, as well as a pair of small triumphal arches for the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. The memorial surrounds an oval plaza and fountain, and replaces the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
