Memorial Amphitheater is an outdoor amphitheater, exhibit hall, and nonsectarian chapel located in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. It was designed in 1913 as a replacement for the older, wooden amphitheater near Arlington House. Ground was broken for its construction in March 1915 and it was dedicated in May 1920. In the center of its eastern steps is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, dedicated in 1921. It has served as the site for numerous Veterans Day and Memorial Day events, as well as for memorial services and funerals for many individuals.
Aerial view looking southeast at Memorial Amphitheater
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Arlington National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres in Arlington County, Virginia.
An aerial view of Arlington National Cemetery's east entrance and the cemetery's Women's Military Memorial in August 2013
Officers of the 8th New York Infantry Regiment at Arlington House in June 1861, two months after the launch of the American Civil War
The Custis-Lee Mansion, originally known as Arlington House, with Union Army soldiers on its lawn during the American Civil War on June 28, 1864
Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in December 2012