What type of design did Maya Lin win a competition for in 1981?
A monument
A cathedral
A museum
A memorial
Answer
In 1981, Maya Lin won a competition for the design of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial, which was dedicated in 1982, is a two-acre, V-shaped black granite wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 Americans who died in the Vietnam War. The memorial has been praised for its simplicity and power, and it has become one of the most visited sites in Washington, D.C.
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