San Francisco. It was conceived in 1989 when the city was in the grip of the AIDS epidemic. Its aim is to provide a healing sanctuary for those impacted by HIV and the loss of loved ones.
It remains a beautifully tended woodland grotto to explore and a place of quiet contemplation. As you find yourself walking beneath the fronds of giant ferns, you’ll spot the many rocks engraved with the names of those lost to AIDS.Over 100,000 people in New York are believed to have died of HIV-related illness since the early 1980s.
New York’s AIDS memorial was opened on World AIDS Day in 2016 at St Vincent’s Triangle in Greenwich Village – at the junction of 12th Street, Greenwich Avenue and Seventh Avenue.