<blockquote>Historically, memorials have communicated their significance through a combination of mass, verticality and symbolism: the qualities we think of as monumental. When you lose monumentality's conceptual and spatial compactness, you're apt to wind up with a poorly resolved memorial. As it loses focus, the memorial easily morphs into a theme park. As it becomes less symbolic and more "educational," it loses aesthetic and emotional resonance.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://online.wsj.com/articles/curbing-memorial-sprawl-1401832315">Curbing Memorial Sprawl - WSJ</a>.