While reading Dr. Sci's article about aesthetic negotiation and the way it is used to engage visitors, I started wondering whether memorials overseas have the same aesthetic qualities.
An example that came to mind was the WWII memorial in Normandy, France overlooking Omaha Beach. While this memorial is in France, it was designed by an American architecture firm in Philadelphia. It is interesting to think that this firm was building a memorial for an American audience, but doing so in a foreign country.
Earlier in the semester we discussed how the idea of aesthetic negotiation became more prevalent with the Vietnam memorial, yet the WWII memorial on Omaha Beach also draws visitors in with aesthetic negotiation. The memorial was finished in 1956, yet there is still such a majestic quality about it.
I'm sure the architects meant to make it that way, but I also think that the location of the memorial and the history behind it makes it so special.
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