Oklahoma City National Memorial

On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder rental truck filled with explosives in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and exploded it.

A total of 168 people were killed, including many children, and the entire north face of the building was destroyed.

[3] Months after the attack, Mayor Ron Norick appointed a task force to look into the creation of a permanent memorial where the Murrah building once stood.

[2] The federal government appropriated $5 million for construction with the state of Oklahoma matching that amount.

[2] The Outdoor Symbolic Memorial consists of the following segments on 3.3 acres (13,000 m2) and is accessible day or night.

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.

The Field of Empty Chairs , east Gate of Time , and Reflecting Pool at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. The Survivor Tree is visible in the upper left corner.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial as seen from the base of the reflecting pool
The Survivors' Wall is the only remaining part of the Murrah Building left standing, and forms part of the memorial complex.
After surviving the bombing, the Survivor Tree became an emblem of the Memorial.
The Memorial Fence and east Gate of Time