Facts about the memorial:

• Groundbreaking: March 26, 1982
• Dedication: November 13, 1982
• Designer: Maya Ying Lin
• Architect: Cooper-Lecky Partnership
• Material: Black granite from Bangalore, India
• Length: each wall is 246 feet 9 inches long; the total length of the Wall is 493 feet 6 inches
• Height: 10 feet 3 inches at the center of the memorial
• There are 70 separate inscribed panels, plus 4 at each end without names, there are 1 to 137 lines per panel, and from 5 to 6 names per line.
• The Wall cost approximately $4,284,000. The VVMF raised nearly $9 million in private contributions in its quest to win support and build the memorial.

Facts about the statue:

• Designer: Frederick Hart
• Dedication: November 11, 1984
• Material: Bronze
• Height: 7 feet

Facts about the women’s memorial:

• Designer: Glenna Goodacre
• Dedicated: November 11, 1993
• Material: Bronze
• Paving stones: Carnelian red granite
• Approx. size: 8 feet by 15 feet