the reflecting pool in washington dc was built in 1922 and 1923.
the reflecting pool in washington dc was built in 1922 and 1923.
when was the reflecting pool in washington dc built?
1922 and 1923
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the lincoln memorial reflecting pool was designed by henry bacon, and was constructed in 1922 and 1923, following the dedication of the lincoln memorial. it is approximately long (over a third of a mile) and wide. the perimeter of the pool is therefore , about 0.83 miles around. it has a depth of approximately on the sides and in the center. it holds approximately 6,750,000 u.s. gallons (25,500,000 l) of water.









































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lincoln memorial reflecting pool
a revised design was submitted to the cfa as well as to the ncpc in june 2005. in the revised design, the fountain was now a simple basin (without water jets) in the shape of a star, with the eternal flame at its center. a thin scrim of water surrounded the flame, making it appear as if the fire were emerging from the water itself. the northeastern sides and arms of the star spilled water over into a reflecting pool. extending northwest and southeast from the star-shaped basin was a triangular reflecting pool whose long edge bordered washington avenue. both the star-shaped basin and the reflecting pool were intended to be of black granite. both the basin and the reflecting pool were designed to have as little rippling water as possible, so as best to reflect both the eternal flame and the capitol building. trees lined the edges of the reflecting pool, except for an opening on the northeast portion of the site (which permitted views of the u.s. capitol). the length of the stone and glass walls was now much reduced, and they were set near the trees on the western and southern edges of the site. the memorial's primary entrance was still considered to be on the north end, but stone walls came close together in the southwest corner of the site to create a major secondary entrance. the white marble-faced stone walls were called the "walls of loss", and vergason intended for them to be inscribed with stories from disabled veterans documenting how they were wounded, their reactions to their disabilities, and the way they felt society treated them. circular openings in the stone walls helped maintain a sense of openness rather than being walled off. the glass walls were called the "walls of light". vergason intended for these walls to be more uplifting, and to be inscribed with quotes about democracy, honor, sacrifice service, duty, and patriotism. nearly the entire site would be paved with grey granite, and grey granite benches would be placed in strategic locations to force visitors to the capitol and fountain from the best angles. vergason also intended for "works of art" to be placed around the memorial site, although the nature of these artworks had yet to be determined. the revised design still returned c street sw to its original configuration in the l'enfant plan. all steps and grade changes were eliminated and special-needs parking along c street sw increased to make the memorial more handicapped-accessible.
american veterans disabled for life memorial