Keywords: Construction on expanded Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington County VA USA - 1931.jpg en Construction on the expansion of Memorial Amphitheater's grounds to accommodate the larger Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County Virginia in the United States Image was taken in 1931 Memorial Amphitheater can be seen in the background As constructed in 1920 Memorial Amphitheater ended in a small plaza atop a retaining wall with a granite balustrade on the edge The following year the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added to this plaza But the tomb was originally just a flat marble slab awaiting an appropriate monument In 1926 Congress authorized the construction of a larger tomb cenotaph Design work on and quarrying of this marble block took several years The block was emplaced in 1931 As part of the new tomb the balustrade was removed as can be seen in this photograph The retaining wall too was removed and replaced with monumental stairs leading down to the formal Italiante garden below LOC-image hec 36262 Harris Ewing 1931 1 negative glass 4 x 5 in or smaller accession number Reproduction Number LC-DIG-hec-36262 digital file from original negative Call Number LC-H2- B-4493 P P institution Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington D C 20540 USA http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/pp print Title devised by Library staff Date based on date of negatives in same range Gift; Harris Ewing Inc 1955 General information about the Harris Ewing Collection is available at http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/pp hec Rights Advisory No known restrictions on publication PD-Harris-Ewing Tomb of the Unknowns |