Philadelphia Korean War Memorial at Penn’s Landing

Very meaningful.

I like it so complain if you dont get something

This is a tiny, ‘open access’ style memorial (one which you walk in, around, and among). It has some interesting ‘informational design’ elements which seek to educate passing pedestrians about the Korean Police Action. But these are in small, isolated spots. I suppose the memorial doesn’t really hurt this area of Penn’s Landing (which already suffers so many other discordant themes, elements, ornaments nearby) –in other words, something certainly could go in this slot and it might as well be a Korean War Vets Memorial. That being said: it just doesn’t affect or impress the visitor. This could be because everywhere on Penns Landing, war is commemorialized. Or it could also be what I suspect: simply that the memorial settled on an uninspiring design. Everything in it says ‘borrowed from Maia Lin’ (Maia Lin conceived the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC; and her use of black granite has spawned thousands of copycats). Bottom line: Penns Landing is stuck with this memorial for a long time to come. May as well suffer it without quibbling.