The design was chosen in July of 1997, and groundbreaking was held in October 1998. the field of empty chairs was dedicated on April 19, 2000.
This memorial was designed by Butzer Design Partnership, which is composed by Hans and Torrey Butzer. In 1997, they participated in an international design competition for the outdoor symbolic memorial component of the Oklahoma City National Memorial. In which their design was selected
The field of empty chairs was design to represent the lives that were taken on April 19, 1995. There are nine rows of chairs each representing each floor of the building, while each chair bears the name of someone killed on that floor.
This memorial was dedicated to remember all the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.
This memorial was designed by Butzer Design Partnership, which is composed by Hans and Torrey Butzer. In 1997, they participated in an international design competition for the outdoor symbolic memorial component of the Oklahoma City National Memorial. In which their design was selected
The field of empty chairs was design to represent the lives that were taken on April 19, 1995. There are nine rows of chairs each representing each floor of the building, while each chair bears the name of someone killed on that floor.
This memorial was dedicated to remember all the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing.