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| Keywords: Placing marble block at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington County VA USA - 1931.jpg en Placing the partially finished marble block that will constitute the expanded Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County Virginia in the United States Image was taken in 1931 Memorial Amphitheater can be seen in the background As constructed in 1920 Memorial Amphitheater ended in a small plaza atop a retaining wall with a granite balustrade on the edge The following year the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added to this plaza But the tomb was originally just a flat marble slab awaiting an appropriate monument In 1926 Congress authorized the construction of a larger tomb cenotaph Design work on and quarrying of this marble block took several years The block was emplaced in 1931 The marble block was only partially sculpted off-site Sculpting of the bas-relief figures was done on-site by the Piccirilli Brothers firm under the direction of the sculptor Thomas Jones As can be seen in this photograph only the pilasters on the corners have been sculpted so far http //www loc gov/pictures/item/hec2013006688/ Harris Ewing 1931 Tomb of the Unknowns PD-USGov | ||||
