'Standing on the highest part of Corregidor's Topside is the Pacific War Memorial, which was built by the United States Government to honor the Filipino and American soldiers who participated in World War II. It was completed in 1968 at the cost of three million dollars. The major memorial structure is a rotunda with a circular altar directly under the dome's oculus through which light falls on the altar during daylight hours. Light lands directly on the altar on May 5 at exactly 12 noon, in commemoration of the surrender of the troops stationed there and the courage they exhibited over 72 days of bombing.' Quote from the article linked below.
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Very clever architecture to make the ray of light shine through at a specific time and day.
At the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne I think the light shines through at 11 am on the 11 November.
@olivetreeann Absolutely right Ann, a very fitting memorial, and a very moving place to visit. I sat inside there for a while just contemplating stuff.
@jgpittenger Thank you Jane, it was a very sobering place to visit and think about. The remains of the bombed barracks and some of the main buildings have been left untouched to remind us all of what happened there.
@joysabin Sure would be. I wasn't there then, of course. The WW1 Memorial Shrine in Melbourne has a similar feature where, in this case, the sun shines on a significant place at 11 am on 11 November each year (the exact time the shooting stopped in1918).
@jerome An very sobering place to wander and contemplate. Most of the bombed buildings and barracks have been left in situ to remind visitors of what war's all about.
August 24th, 2020
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At the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne I think the light shines through at 11 am on the 11 November.