Vietnam+Veterans+Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is a was a controversial design by Maya Lin, a Yale architecture student. The monument consists of two adjoining walls that are sunk into the ground with the earth behind them. The names of the deceased American soldiers are engraved in Gabbro stone, imported from India. This stone was deliberately chosen for its reflective quality, so that when a person looks at the names, he can see his own reflection simultaneously with the engraved names, bringing the past and present together. About the Memorial, the author Adrian Parr stated “By her subdued approach and use of material, Lin does a far superior job of coming to terms with the disaster that the Vietnam War was, whether for American soldiers or Vietnamese civilians.”
 * Project Name:** Vietnam Veterans Memorial
 * Project Credits:** Maya Lin
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