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WWI Memorial news
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October 4, 2019
Final designs for World War I Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue NW receive approval
Federal planning commissioners endorsed the memorial this week.
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July 31, 2018
‘Freestanding sculpture wall’ could be coming to Pershing Park for WWI Memorial
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved the concept at its most recent meeting
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November 9, 2017
D.C.'s planned WWI Memorial nixes Pershing Park, hopes for National Mall
"This has been a bizarre journey."
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October 2, 2017
Planned WWI Memorial will have a ceremonial groundbreaking on November 9
There is no building permit yet, and the next Commission of Fine Arts meeting isn’t until February 2018.
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July 18, 2017
D.C.'s proposed WWI Memorial gets redesign
Pershing Park’s historicity has caused the memorial to get further reduced in size.
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June 20, 2017
Planned WWI Memorial would harm historic park, TCLF argues
The 65-foot-long wall and alterations to the existing pool are seen as too major for such a historic park.
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May 19, 2017
Planned WWI Memorial in D.C. to use pool concept, restore park
This Thursday, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts evaluated the concept plan for the planned WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.’s Pershing Park.
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March 1, 2017
Commission of Fine Arts asks for proposed WWI memorial to not greatly alter Pershing Park
On February 16, the WWI Commission presented two design concepts to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts for the WWI Memorial, proposed for the memorial plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, known as Pershing Park.
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February 16, 2017
The WWI Memorial’s two design concepts, revealed
In Washington, D.C., Pershing Park is a memorial plaza only blocks from the White House that for years has been neglected, and soon it may house the city’s next WWI Memorial.