Boston Bombing Memorial

The memorial — two distinct pieces separated by about a city block — marks the spots where two pressure cooker bombs detonated near the finish line, killing the three victims and wounding more than 260 others.

The two pieces each feature granite pillars ringed by towering bronze and glass spires meant to bathe the sites in warm white light.

Cherry trees to bloom each April have also been planted at the sites, and two modest bronze bricks have been set in the sidewalk to honor the police officers killed in the bombing’s aftermath.

The stone pillars, which range in height from about 3 to 5 feet, were gathered from places around Boston significant to the bombing victims.

Photo 93, August 2019

Boston Bombing Memorial

Photo 94, August 2019

Boston Bombing Memorial

Photo 95, August 2019