Reflecting Pool

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This page is about the general memorial; for the one in Washington, D.C. see Reflecting Pool.

One famous reflecting pool lies between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C..

A reflecting pool is a structure often used in memorials. It generally consists of a shallow pool of water, usually quite calm. It is designed to cause solemnity and, as its name implies, reflection. Notable reflecting pools include one at The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, site of the Oklahoma City bombing, and between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

At the University of Notre Dame, there is a reflecting pool below the Hesburgh Library mosaic of Christ the Teacher, (the mosaic is better known as Touchdown Jesus).

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