Garden of Remembrance, War memorial in Downtown Seattle, United States.
The Garden of Remembrance is a memorial site in downtown Seattle with stone walls engraved with the names of military service members from Washington state who died in service since World War II. The site is located next to the Seattle Symphony headquarters and is open to visitors throughout the year.
The Garden of Remembrance honors more than 8,000 Washington state residents who have died in wars since World War II. It was designed by Robert Murase and stands on the Second Street side of Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle.
The memorial carries a passage from Laurence Binyon's 1914 poem "For the Fallen", the lines beginning "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old". The text is set into the garden on the Second Street side of Benaroya Hall, so passers-by read it in the middle of the city.
The memorial is centrally located and easily accessible on foot from Second Avenue and University Street, making it convenient for all visitors. The surroundings offer typical urban amenities and the site can be visited in any weather.
The memorial's only text is a passage from Laurence Binyon's 1914 poem "For the Fallen", which begins "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old". The garden was designed by landscape architect Robert Murase and sits on the Second Street side of Benaroya Hall.
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