Keywords: Hemicycle and Memorial Drive design - Arlington County Virginia USA - 1929.jpg en Proposed 1929 final design for Memorial Drive and the Hemicycle part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Virginia in the United States The drive and structure are often thought to be part of Arlington National Cemetery but they are not Both structures were designed by the architectural firm of McKim Mead White built in 1931 and dedicated on January 16 1932 Memorial Drive connects Arlington Memorial Bridge to the Hemicycle and the Hemicycle was intended to be a ceremonial gateway to the cemetery The Hemicycle was largely completed although none of the inscriptions or memorials intended for it placed there The Hemicycle was transformed into the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in 1997 http //books google com/books id CMMsAQAAMAAJ dq Commission 20of 20Fine 20Arts 20eleventh 20annual 20report pg RA3-PA124 v onepage q McKim f false National Commission of Fine Arts Eleventh Report of the National Commission of Fine Arts Washington D C Government Printing Office 1929 p 124 1929-06-30 Hemicycle Arlington National Cemetery PD-USGov |