| Columbine Memorial | |
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 The Columbine Memorial as it appeared in 2008 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Open |
| Type | Memorial |
| Coordinates | 39°36′19″N 105°04′43″W / 39.6053°N 105.0787°W |
| Construction started | August 2006 |
| Completed | September 2007 |
| Opening | September 21, 2007 (public) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Victims' families, injured victims, Columbine students, faculty and staff, general public |
| Website | |
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| Part of a series of articles on the |
| Columbine High School massacre |
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Location: Perpetrators: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold |
The Columbine Memorial is a memorial in Columbine, Colorado,[1] that honors the deceased and injured victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. The memorial is located in Clement Park, which is behind Columbine High School, the site of the massacre. It is operated by a non-profit institution whose mission is to operate the memorial and its upkeeping.[2]
The memorial began planning in June 1999, approximately two months after the shooting, for victims, survivors, those involved in rescue and recovery operations and everyone touched by the shooting. Designing took three and a half years. Designing was accepted on a four-level diagram: the first was the people most affected by the shootings, the victims' families; the second was injured victims and their families; the third was past and present students and staff of the high school; and the final was the community and general public. The Foothills Foundation and the Columbine Memorial Committee raised over $1.5 million in donations over eight years of planning.[3]
Groundbreaking of the memorial occurred in June 2006.[4] The Memorial was opened to the public on September 21, 2007.[5]
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Columbine CDP, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
"Overview". Columbine Memorial Foundation. Retrieved July 16, 2024.The Columbine Memorial is located in Clement Park which is located at 7306 W. Bowles Avenue (at Pierce St.) in Littleton, Colorado.
Despite the statement that the memorial is in Littleton, it is outside of the Littleton city limits. See also: "Littleton Zip Codes". City of Littleton. Retrieved July 16, 2024.Zip Code 80123 Area in City Limits Partially
which explains that not all places with Littleton, CO postal addresses are actually in Littleton. - ^ "Foundation Board | Columbine Memorial".
- ^ "Columbine Memorial". www.columbinememorial.org. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ A Memorial at Last for Columbine Killings Retrieved May 20, 2019
- ^ "'This place is about remembrance:' Columbine memorial opens". September 21, 2007.