World War II Memorial

The World War II Memorial, in Washington

The World War II Memorial pays tribute to the Americans who served during the conflict, on the National Mall. The Washington audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this solemn place of memory, one of the more than a hundred memorials that the capital counts.

The tribute to the combatants of the conflict

Here is yet another memorial: Washington, capital of the United States, indeed counts more than a hundred memorials distributed in the town, that pay tribute to the history of the country and to great figures and events. This one is dedicated, with gravity, to the Second World War and to the memory of the sixteen million Americans who served in the armed forces during this conflict, as well as to all those who contributed to the war effort and to the memory of the fallen soldiers. Inaugurated at the beginning of the 2000s, the memorial occupies a central and solemn place on the National Mall, in the axis between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It is organised around a great fountain and a pool, framed by stone columns representing each of the states and territories of the Union at the time of the war, united in the national effort. Walls and inscriptions recall the great battles and the sacrifices consented. A place of contemplation and tribute, it honours the memory of a generation and invites to remembrance. A place of memory and a solemn tribute, the World War II Memorial is discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect, the memorial dedicated to the Second World War and to the memory of the Americans who served during the conflict; inaugurated at the beginning of the 2000s on the National Mall, in the axis between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, it is organised around a great fountain framed by stone columns representing each state of the Union, united in the war effort. The World War II Memorial is a place of contemplation in Washington. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The World War II Memorial lies on the National Mall, between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, reachable on foot. It is an open-air memorial, freely accessible. It is best to visit it with the respect due to this place of memory.

To whom is the World War II Memorial dedicated in Washington?

To the memory of the sixteen million Americans who served in the armed forces during the Second World War, to all those who contributed to the war effort and to the fallen soldiers; inaugurated at the beginning of the 2000s on the National Mall, it is organised around a great fountain framed by stone columns representing each state of the Union, united in the national effort.

Where is the World War II Memorial in Washington?

On the National Mall, between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, in the United States.