This memorial to President Kennedy is situated in Dallas near where the President was assassinated. This memorial is a square, roofless room. It symbolizes the freedom of Kennedy’s spirit.
Inside the monument visitors can see a granite square, in which the name John Fitzgerald Kennedy is carved. The letters have been painted gold. These words, three words of a famous name, are the only verbal messages in the empty room.
Inside the monument visitors can see a granite square, in which the name John Fitzgerald Kennedy is carved. The letters have been painted gold. These words, three words of a famous name, are the only verbal messages in the empty room.
A square granite memorial next to this marker reads, "The joy and excitement of John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life belonged to all men. So did the pain and sorrow of his death. When he died on November 22, 1963, shock and agony touched human conscience throughout the world. In Dallas, Texas, there was a special sorrow. The young President died in Dallas. The death bullets were fired 200 yards west of this site. This memorial, designed by Philip Johnson, was erected by the people of Dallas. Thousands of citizens contributed support, money and effort. It is not a memorial to the pain and sorrow of death, but stands as a permanent tribute to the joy and excitement of one man’s life. John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s life."
You can lots of monuments and statutes throughout the world. For examples :
- Yad Kennedy in the Jerusalem Forest
- A bust of President Kennedy in Brooklyn, New York
- A statue in County Wexford, Ireland
- A life size statue in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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