{"id":74583,"date":"2026-01-12T17:15:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/01\/12\/wwii-memorial-in-washington-closed-for-five-months\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:51:58","slug":"wwii-memorial-in-washington-closed-for-five-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/military-history\/2026\/01\/12\/wwii-memorial-in-washington-closed-for-five-months\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII Memorial in Washington closed for five months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National World War II Memorial in Washington, dedicated to the 16 million members of the U.S. military, will be closed for the next five months, the National Park Service said last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency said the closure is set to address \u201caging infrastructure, improve reliability, and enhance the appearance of the memorial.\u201d Construction to modernize the fountains and lighting at the site is also planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dedicated on Memorial Day weekend in 2004, the memorial stands at the heart of the National Mall and draws millions of visitors yearly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed by Austrian immigrant Friedrich St. Florian, the memorial, a bronze and granite monument featuring facing semicircles of 56 pillars decorated with bronze wreaths and punctuated by two triumphal arches, was initially criticized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some said it fit well into the space on the Mall, others called it banal or evocative of fascist dictatorships, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/06\/arts\/design\/friedrich-st-florian-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/06\/arts\/design\/friedrich-st-florian-dead.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some critics even went as far as comparing it to the work of Hitler\u2019s favorite architect, Albert Speer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Florian, who grew up under Nazi rule as a child, pushed back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWars must be remembered, not glorified,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is absolutely nothing imperial about this design,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2000\/07\/17\/arts\/design-for-world-war-ii-memorial-awaits-review-with-detractors-vocal.html\" rel=\"\">The New York Times<\/a> in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe architecture is most appropriate, in the classical language. 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