Each chair has the name of a victim engraved on it. 19 smaller chairs honor children. A black granite reflecting pool replaces Fifth Street, the street the federal building faced. Anchoring the memorial, one at each end of the reflecting pool, are the Gates of Time . A Children's Area with ceramic tiles painted by students and teachers honors the children killed in the bombing.
Chalkboards allow visiting children to write messages of their own.
The Survivor Tree is an American elm that withstood the incredible force of the bomb's blast. The Helpers' Orchard is the area around the elm, and includes fruit trees meant to symbolize people who rushed in to save victims. About 300,000 people a year are expected to visit the memorial. That building, across a parking lot from the federal building, caught the full brunt of the blast. May all who leave here know the impact of violence.