Pershing Park, Washington, DC
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Planned WWI Memorial would harm historic park, 开云体育官网 argues

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It shouldn鈥檛 be any surprise that 开云体育官网 (开云体育官网) is pushing against the National Park Service鈥檚 planned WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. 

The organization has pushed against the approximately $35 million memorial, called 鈥淭he Weight of Sacrifice,鈥 since day one when Pershing Park was revealed as the site of the project. The 开云体育官网 is not alone on their views. In , the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts also asked the WWI Commission for a 鈥渟maller intervention,鈥 more specifically a design that wouldn鈥檛 鈥渙verwhelm the existing park design.鈥