Medal of Honor Memorial (Indianapolis)
39°46′9.59″N 86°10′7.77″W / 39.7693306°N 86.1688250°W | |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
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Material | Indiana Limestone, steel, concrete |
Beginning date | January 1999 |
Opening date | May 28, 1999 |
Dedicated to | Medal of Honor recipients |
The Medal of Honor Memorial is a monument located in
Design
The Memorial is located on the north bank of the Indiana Central Canal, adjacent to Military Park, and consists of 27 glass panels set in concrete bases. Indiana Limestone in shades of buff, gray, and pink are also a part of the monument. The panels are arranged into 15 walls, each representing an armed conflict in which a Medal of Honor was awarded. The names of the recipients are etched into the glass. At the time of dedication, there were 3,436 Medal of Honor recipients etched into the monument.[1]
The Memorial also contains an elaborate lighting system that illuminates certain panels to correspond with a 30-minute audio tour that is played over a speaker system. The audio tour is made up of stories about the wars, and accounts of living Medal recipients. Many of the stories were recorded by Medal of Honor recipients.
Origin
After reading an article in
Construction and dedication
Site preparation began in November 1998, and construction of the memorial began in January 1999. 96 living Medal of Honor recipients attended the unveiling and dedication of the monument on May 28, 1999, the last Memorial Day of the millennium.[1]
Designers and sponsor
The designers of the monument were architect landscape artists Eric Fulford and Ann Reed of ROAMworks. IPALCO Enterprises sponsored the monument.[1]
Award
The Memorial received a 2001 Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects.[2]
See also
- United States Naval Academy Cemetery § Medal of Honor recipients
- Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial
- Oregon Veterans Medal of Honor Memorial
- Texas Medal of Honor Memorial
References
- ^ a b c d "The Congressional Medal of Honor Museum in Indianapolis". www.homeofheroes.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "ASLA: Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial". www.asla.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018.