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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°53′28″N 77°2′52″W / 38.89111°N 77.04778°W / 38.89111; -77.04778Coordinates: 38°53′28″N 77°2′52″W / 38.89111°N 77.04778°W / 38.89111; -77.04778 |
| Area | 2.00 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Established | November 13, 1982 |
| Visitors | 3,799,968 (in 2006) |
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| Architect | Maya Lin |
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also called the Wall, honors the men and women who died in the Vietnam War. It is a black granite wall which has the names of every American killed in the war. It was designed by Maya Ying Lin
The Three Soldiers by Frederick Hart
The Main Navy and Munitions Buildings site, with the Munitions building behind the Navy building
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall with Christmas ornaments
Various items left at 'The Wall'.
Flags and flowers
"The Wall That Heals" at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2016
An aerial photograph of 'The Wall' taken on April 26, 2002 by the United States Geological Survey. The dots visible along the length of the angled wall are visitors. For a satellite view of the Wall in relation to other monuments, see Constitution Gardens.
One panel of 'The Wall', displaying some of the names of fallen U.S. service members from the Vietnam War.
A Marine at Vietnam Memorial on July 4, 2002
The Moving Wall at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia
