Vietnam
Veterans
Memorial
Wall
The Vietnam Veterans
Memorial Wall
Ground
Dedication
Designer
Architect
Material
Length Inches
Angle
Density of granite
Number of panels
Panel dimensions
Number of lines per panel
Number of names per line
Height of letters
Depth of letters
Foundation

Total cost
Breaking: March 26, 1982
November 13, 1982
Maya Ying Lie
Cooper-Lecky Partnership
Black granite from Bangalore, India
Each wall is 246 feet 9 inches (75.21 meters) long
125° 12.
210 lbs/cubic foot (3364 kilograms/cubic meter)
70 separate inscribed panels, plus 4 at each end without names.
40 inches (101.6 centimeters) wide, 3 inches (7.62 centimeters) thick
between 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) to 10 feet 3 inches (3.12 meters) tall.
5 to 6
0.53 inches (1.35 centimeters)
0.015 inches (0.038 centimeters
The granite panels are supported by 140 concrete pilings driven
approximately 35 feet to bedrock
Construction costs of the Wall totaled approximately $4,284,000. The
VVMF raised nearly $9 million in private contributions in its quest to win
support and build the memorial
2003 President George W. Bush signs act that approves planning and building of an underground
education center at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Designer
Frederick Hart

Dedication
November 11, 1984

Material
Bronze
Height 7 feet (2.13 meters)
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