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Arlington Memorial Amphitheater

tourist highlight Arlington Memorial Amphitheater · Arlington National Cemetery, United States · 1920-01-01

Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Susanne Bledsoe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Memorial Amphitheater is an outdoor amphitheater, exhibit hall, and nonsectarian chapel located in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.

The record

Date1920-01-01
PlaceArlington Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery, United States
Coordinates38.87642, -77.07298 (landmark-level precision)
ScopeLocal interest
Sourcesen.wikipedia · Wikidata Q4792362
Added2026-08-21 · source: wikipedia-en

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Time layers at this place

One place, several moments in time. This location has 14 recorded time layers between 1920 and 1982 — slide through them:

1920
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
1928
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery)
1931
District of Columbia War Memorial
1932
Military Women's Memorial
1943
The Pentagon is completed
1945
Netherlands Carillon
1954
Marine Corps War Memorial
1963
“I have a dream”
1963
I Have a Dream
1963
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
1963
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
1966
McClellan Gate
1968
Grave of Robert F. Kennedy
1982
Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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