Located between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., the National World War II Monument is dedicated to the memory of 16 million U.S. servicemen who served during World War II. The whole memorial is a sunken oval square with a circular Lake in the middle and 56 granite pillars on both sides, each representing a state, Washington, D.C. and overseas territory in the United States during World War II. Construction of the monument began in September 2001 and was completed at the end of April 2004. The monument was opened to the public. The completion ceremony was officially held in May 2004. The whole building is solemn and magnificent. The monument is magnificent, magnificent and beautiful in shape and area.