5864 x 4271 px | 49,6 x 36,2 cm | 19,5 x 14,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
1 febbraio 1992
Ubicazione:
Corregidor Philippines
Altre informazioni:
The Pacific War Memorial, was built by the United States Government to honour the Filipino and American soldiers who participated in World War II. It was completed in 1968 at the cost of three million dollars. The major memorial structure is a rotunda with a circular altar directly under the dome's oculus through which light falls on the altar during daylight hours. Light lands directly on the altar on May 5 at exactly 12 noon, in commemoration of the surrender of the troops stationed there and the courage they exhibited over 72 days of bombing. Located behind the Memorial is the Eternal Flame of Freedom, a 40 feet (12 m) Corten steel structure commissioned to Aristides Demetrios symbolizing freedom.
