At Arlington National Cemetery Memorials and monuments embody 28 major and 142 minor monuments and memorials. Arlington National Cemetery is located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. It is managed by the US Army, instead of the u. s. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The first major memorial in the Arlington Cemetery was completed in 1866. Entry gates within the memorial park were later dedicated to Union Army generals. The Spanish–American War and World war led to the construction of several more major memorials. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was constructed in 1921, though the massive coffin on top of the sepulcher was not dedicated till 1932. Nearly a 3rd of the cemetery’s major memorials are constructed since 1983.
Owing to area constraints, Arlington National Cemetery does not allow the construction of huge memorials or monuments without an act of Congress. The memorial park will, however, encourage the donation of trees (“living memorials”) and permits tiny memorial plaques to be placed before these plantings. As of 2011, there have been 142 such memorial plaques within the Arlington Cemetery.
