Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

I have an assignment for my Multimedia class, and the assignment is that I have to create a slideshow that takes you on a tour of somewhere. So, Sam came up with this wonderful idea to go to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial.
If you're not familiar with this tragic event in the course of American History, it was a bombing that occurred at the federal building in OKC on April 19th 1995 and it killed 168 Americans that day. Here's a picture of the building after the bomb was set off.




A plaque before we entered the memorial said,

We come here to remember

Those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed forever.

May all who leave here know the impact of violence.

May this memorial offer comfort, Strength, Peace, Hope, and Serenity.

So we went there, and it was an amazing experience. It was a very humble and serine place. It was extremely beautiful, and we went there on a beautiful day.
The sky was perfectly blue, not a cloud in the sky, and it was about 75 degrees.
I took all the pictures you're about to see, and tweaked some on photoshop. Hope you enjoy. Also, if you ever visit OKC, make sure you plan time to be able to see this amazing memorial.


A little explination of the memorial:
You are entering the area where the Alfred P. Murrah building once stood. The granite used on this pathway was salvaged from the Murrah Building. The Field of Empty Chairs is a tribute to the 168 Americans who were killed April 16th 1995. The nine rows represent the nine floors of the former Murrah building. Each person's chair is positioned in the row that corresponds to the floor on which they worked or were visiting. The five westernmost Empty Chairs honor those who were killed outside the Murrah Building.



The Entrance to the Memorial



After we were inside the memorial


A remnant of the Murrah Building



The Empty Chairs





Some Flowers left on the Memorial Wall


9:03 - 1 minute after bombing.
The bombing took place at 9:02am. One archway into the memorial said 9:01 which represented the City's innocence, and one said 9:03 which represented the City's realization of what had just happened. While you're in the Memorial, you're inbetween the two archways, suspended at 9:02.



A message of Hope, left by a child.


All in all, we had a wonderful experience at the Memorial. Hope you enjoy the pictures and the message that comes with this post.