The great monuments of the past are sights to behold, but what about those built in the last century? On your next trip, don't miss one of these modern monuments.
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The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, DC has set the tone for what we expect of a modern memorial. Austere lines and lack of ornament define this work designed by then architectural student, Maya Lin, in 1981. Whether or not you agree with this direction towards minimalism, it has been absorbed into our modern day lexicon of what it means to memorialize.
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