John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza

Philip Johnson’s simple concrete memorial to the late president is controversial in the very face of that simplicity, but I found it to be a fitting, moving tribute. The open tomb, known as a cenotaph, is an ode to JFK’s free spirit. Nothing wrong with that.

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A Simple Tribute

Philip Johnson’s simple concrete memorial to the late president is controversial in the very face of that simplicity, but I found it to be a fitting, moving tribute. The open tomb, known as a cenotaph, is an ode to JFK’s free spirit. Nothing wrong with that.

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