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Human scale

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The proportional relationship between the memorial's walls and the visitors who experience it, with the walls appearing smaller at the ends to emphasize the increased number of names at the height of the war.

AP course connection

Topic 4.2: 4.2 Purpose and Audience in Later European and American Art

Unit 4

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