Memorial Fountain is an outdoor fountain created by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, located outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Memorial Fountain is dedicated to those who died at war and features a marble or black granite wall and a water basin with blue and turquoise tile.
The wall is approximately 8 feet (2.4 m) tall and has a diameter of 5 inches (13 cm); inscribed are 24 columns of names of Oregonians who died in 20th century wars and the text overhead,[1] IN MEMORY OF A SUPREME SACRIFICE WE HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR GOD, PRINCIPLE AND LOVE OF COUNTRY.
[2] The square in-ground fountain features three water "elements", each with lights on either side.
[2] The Smithsonian Institution categorizes Memorial Fountain as abstract and geometric.