Oklahoma City Memorial to the Lost
The entire nation was changed forever when a domestic terrorist bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. 168 people, including numerous children, were killed in the bombing. More than 800 people survived the attack but would never be the same again. Two years following the attack, a memorial was established at the site of the bombing. Today the National Memorial to the Lost welcomes visitors every day of the year. Covering some 3.3 acres, the Memorial offers a number of tributes to both the lives that were lost in the bombing as well as those who survived the bombing. The only remaining part of the building that survived the bombing is now a tribute to the hundreds of people who survived the attack. Along with the Survivor’s Wall, the Field of Empty Chairs, the Reflecting Pool and the Survivor Tree offer a glimpse into the many lives that were changed on that fateful day. Bronze gates mark both the entrance as well as the exit to the Memorial. The gates are stamped with the moment the building was destroyed as well as the moment that rescue efforts began.