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Pentagon Memorial

Layout

Oriented along the trajectory of American Airlines Flight 77, and spanning the site from perimeter to perimeter, the Age Lines are the organizational strategy of the Memorial Park. Each Age Line represents a birth year of the 184 victims. Organized along each Age Line, the placement of an individual Memorial Unit is based upon the birth date of the victim. These lines ultimately serve as the "directory" or "map" with which the visitor will locate the individual Memorial Units. [FIGURE 1]

Figure 1 – Pentagon Memorial - Design Layout

Memorial Unit (Bench)

The seating surface of each bench will be made of a polymer-gravel mix, ground to a smooth finish. Its slender cantilevered form and the Memorial Unit’s multidimensional integrity are rooted in the fabrication of its form. [FIGURE 2]

Figure 2 – Pentagon Memorial - Design Layout

* Diagrams by KBAS