the national world war ii memorial was officially established on september, 2001.
the national world war ii memorial was officially established on september, 2001.
when was the national world war ii memorial officially established?
september, 2001
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in 2001 it was integrated into the national world war ii memorial, which features the pool located in roughly the same spot. the builders of the national world war ii memorial asserted that the memorial would not destroy the rainbow pool; rather it would be sunk lower into the ground to better fit the structure of the world war ii memorial. this was a controversial development, as the rainbow pool has a central, visible location between the washington monument and lincoln memorial. the debate over the world war ii memorial's occupation of the space had to be resolved by legislation from the u.s. congress in 2001 which allowed the building of the memorial to continue.
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