National World War II Memorial

The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by the National Park Service
  • …dates from 2002
  • Description: war memorial in Washington, D.C., United States
  • Address: 1964 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC 20227
  • Email: wwii.customerservice@oaktreesys.com
  • Also known as
    “World War II Memorial”
    “World War II Memorial (Washington, D.C.)”
    “WWII”
    “WWII Memorial”
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National World War II Memorial

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Latitude
38.8894° or 38° 53′ 22″ north
Longitude
-77.04031° or 77° 2′ 25″ west
Open location code
87C4VXQ5+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66418767
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
4139774
Wiki­data ID
Q1470020

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“National World War II Memorial” goes by many names.
النصب التذكاري للحرب العالمية الثانيةArabic
Kounlec’h an Eil Brezel BedBreton
國家二戰紀念碑Chinese
國立第二次世界大戰紀念碑Chinese
第二次世界大战国家纪念碑Chinese
第二次世界大戰紀念碑Chinese
National World War II MemorialDutch
Mémorial de la Seconde Guerre mondialeFrench
National World War II MemorialFrench
National World War II MemorialGerman
Nationales Denkmal des 2. WeltkriegsGerman
Second World War MemorialGerman
World War II MemorialGerman
World War II Memorial (Washington, DC)German
אנדרטת מלחמת העולם השנייהHebrew
II. világháborús emlékműHungarian
National World War II MemorialIndonesian
Memoriale Nazionale della Seconda Guerra MondialeItalian
National World War II MemorialItalian
第2次世界大戦記念碑Japanese
第二次世界大戦記念碑Japanese
제2차 세계 대전 기념비Korean
Nacionalinis Antrojo pasaulinio karo memorialasLithuanian
Nacionalinis Antrojo pasaulinio karo paminklasLithuanian
Nacionalinis Antrojo pasaulinio karo veteranų memorialasLithuanian
National World War II MemorialPolish
Pomnik II Wojny ŚwiatowejPolish
Memorial Nacional da Segunda Guerra MundialPortuguese
National World War II MemorialPortuguese
Memorial nacional a la Segunda Guerra MundialSpanish
Monumento Nacional a la Segunda Guerra MundialSpanish
جنگ عظیم دوم کی یادگارUrdu
جنگ عظیم دوم کی یادگار (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)Urdu
Đài tưởng niệm Chiến tranh thế giới thứ haiVietnamese
Đài tưởng niệm Đệ nhị Thế chiếnVietnamese
دوجی وڈی لڑائی دی یادگارWestern Panjabi

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