{"id":180015,"date":"2026-03-06T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180015\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:00:08","slug":"pulse-memorial-design-plans-advance-for-permanent-site-in-orlando-marking-major-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180015\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulse Memorial: Design plans advance for permanent site in Orlando, marking &#8216;major milestone&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jk2n9pxclkfw2sdl.jpg\" alt=\"Permanent Pulse Memorial plans reach 'major milestone'\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; Plans for a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando have reached a new milestone as the project moves through its design phase.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">The team behind the memorial said the project has reached about 30% completion in the design process.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WOFL\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">The design group previously worked on major memorial projects, including the National September 11 Memorial.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Plans call for removing the Pulse nightclub building while preserving some elements to be included in exhibits at a planned visitor center.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/fox-local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Design features include rainbow colors throughout the site, an elliptical pathway surrounding much of the space and vertical poles honoring each life lost. The memorial\u2019s centerpiece would include an obelisk and reflecting pool.<\/p>\n<p>Pulse Memorial renderings <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Designers said the space is intended to provide a place for reflection, remembrance and healing for survivors, families and the community.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35&#8217;S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WOFL\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Project leaders said much of the work remains, with about 70% of the design process still ahead. The final plans will focus on feasibility, cost and staying true to the memorial\u2019s original vision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This story was written based on information shared by \u2026<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/orange-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/orange-county\/orlando\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. &#8211; Plans for a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,115,1335,139,141,140,32526,628],"class_list":{"0":"post-180015","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-fl","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-orange-county","11":"tag-orlando","12":"tag-orlando-headlines","13":"tag-orlando-news","14":"tag-pulse-memorial","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}