The 9-11 Memorial at the Pentagon is open 24/7 which makes dusk an interesting time for a visit.
Regrettably, the last lines of Witold Rybczynski's Slate piece on the memorial rang very true. Some of trees are already failing and a few light bulbs were temporarily out. Hopefully these can be addressed, because this is an important memorial at an important place. Reading reviews like this and then visiting the place in person is an important design experience for students. The Fall Field Trip is a great time to try it - just take the Metro to the Pentagon stop.
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Hmm - are they trying to achieve the same effect outside the Pentagon as they achieved in Berlin with the "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe", I wonder?
Certainly, it looks like it creates the same feeling of unease, especially at dusk/night.
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