Washington DC: Lincoln Memorial


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The Lincoln Memorial, located on the National Mall, is a United States Presidential memorial honoring the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Dedicated on May 30, 1922, the peripteral structure was designed by Henry Bacon, and houses Daniel Chester French‘s monumental seated statue of sculpture of Lincoln.

In 1867, Congress incorporated the Lincoln Monument Association to build the memorial. A site wasn’t chosen until 1901. In 1911, Congress formally authorized the memorial and the first stone was put into place on Lincoln’s birthday, Feburary 12, 1914.

Bacon’s design takes the severe form of a Greek Doric temple, with 36 massive columns, each 37 feet high and representative of one the 25 U.S. states and 11 seceeded states at the time of Lincoln’s death, surrounding a central cella, flanked by two other cellas, and rises above the porticos. The names of the 48 states of the Union when the memorial was completed are carved on the exterior attic walls, and a later plaque commemorates the admission of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The stone is Indiana limestone and Yule marble, quarried at the town of Marble, Colorado.

The focus of the memorial is French’s sculpture, which depicts the President worn and pensive, gazing eastward towards the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument. Beneath his hands, the Roman fasces, symbols of the authority of the Republic, are sculpted in relief on the seat. The statue stands 19-feet, 9-inches tall and 19 feet wide, and was carved from 28 blocks of white Georgia marble, quarried at the town of Tate. Popular legend claims that Robert E. Lee’s face is carved onto the back of the statue, looking back across the Potomoc at Arlington House, and that Lincoln is shown using sign language to represent his initials. The National Park Service denies both stories.

Insriptions of two of Lincoln’s well known speeches are inscribed on the interior walls of the outer cellas below a series of murals by Jules Guerin. The south wall bears the text of the Gettysburg address below an angel, representative of truth, freeing a slave. The north wall bears the text of the second inaugural address below the depiction of unity of the American North and South. On the wall behind the statue is the dedication: "In this temple / as in the hearts of the people / for whom he saved The Union / the memory of Abraham Lincoln / is enshrined forever."

The memorial has been the site of many famous events, most famously, Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered in front of 25,000 people on August 28, 1963, during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. A marked tile on the memorial’s steps shows where Dr. King stood. On May 9, 1970, President Richard Nixon had a impromptu middle-of-the-night meeting with protesters preparing to march against the Vietnam War just days after the Kent State shootings.

The Lincoln Memorial is shown on the reverse of the United States one cent coin, which bears Lincoln’s portrait on the front, and on the back of the U.S. five dollar bill, the front of which also bears Lincoln’s portrait.

In 2007, The Lincoln Memorial was ranked #7 on the AIA 150 America’s Favorite Architecture list.

National Register #66000030 (1966)

Washington DC: Lincoln Memorial – From the Reflecting Pool


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The Lincoln Memorial, located on the National Mall, is a United States Presidential memorial honoring the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Dedicated on May 30, 1922, the peripteral structure was designed by Henry Bacon, and houses Daniel Chester French‘s monumental seated statue of sculpture of Lincoln.

In 1867, Congress incorporated the Lincoln Monument Association to build the memorial. A site wasn’t chosen until 1901. In 1911, Congress formally authorized the memorial and the first stone was put into place on Lincoln’s birthday, Feburary 12, 1914.

Bacon’s design takes the severe form of a Greek Doric temple, with 36 massive columns, each 37 feet high and representative of one the 25 U.S. states and 11 seceeded states at the time of Lincoln’s death, surrounding a central cella, flanked by two other cellas, and rises above the porticos. The names of the 48 states of the Union when the memorial was completed are carved on the exterior attic walls, and a later plaque commemorates the admission of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The stone is Indiana limestone and Yule marble, quarried at the town of Marble, Colorado.

The focus of the memorial is French’s sculpture, which depicts the President worn and pensive, gazing eastward towards the Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument. Beneath his hands, the Roman fasces, symbols of the authority of the Republic, are sculpted in relief on the seat. The statue stands 19-feet, 9-inches tall and 19 feet wide, and was carved from 28 blocks of white Georgia marble, quarried at the town of Tate. Popular legend claims that Robert E. Lee’s face is carved onto the back of the statue, looking back across the Potomoc at Arlington House, and that Lincoln is shown using sign language to represent his initials. The National Park Service denies both stories.

Insriptions of two of Lincoln’s well known speeches are inscribed on the interior walls of the outer cellas below a series of murals by Jules Guerin. The south wall bears the text of the Gettysburg address below an angel, representative of truth, freeing a slave. The north wall bears the text of the second inaugural address below the depiction of unity of the American North and South. On the wall behind the statue is the dedication: "In this temple / as in the hearts of the people / for whom he saved The Union / the memory of Abraham Lincoln / is enshrined forever."

The memorial has been the site of many famous events, most famously, Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered in front of 25,000 people on August 28, 1963, during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. A marked tile on the memorial’s steps shows where Dr. King stood. On May 9, 1970, President Richard Nixon had a impromptu middle-of-the-night meeting with protesters preparing to march against the Vietnam War just days after the Kent State shootings.

The Lincoln Memorial is shown on the reverse of the United States one cent coin, which bears Lincoln’s portrait on the front, and on the back of the U.S. five dollar bill, the front of which also bears Lincoln’s portrait.

In 2007, The Lincoln Memorial was ranked #7 on the AIA 150 America’s Favorite Architecture list.

National Register #66000030 (1966)

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Cynne Simpson – The World War II Memorial – Washington DC


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Washington DC: FDR Memorial – Second term


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The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, dedicated on May 2, 1997, is spread out over 7.5 elaborate landscaped acre along the Cherry Tree Walk on the Western edge of the Tidal Basin as part of the National Mall. Designed by Lawrence Halprin, it traces 12 years of the history of the United States through a sequence of four outdoor gallery rooms–one for each of FDR’s terms of office– defined by walls of red South Dakota granite.

The idea for a memorial originated in 1946. In 1955, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission was established by Congress. The current plot of land was secured in 1959 with design competitions following in 1960 and 1966. It wasn’t until 1978 that the committee finally approved a design by Halprin and authorized construction in 1982. Ground was broken in September of 1991.

Running water is an important physical and metaphoric component of the memorial. Each of the four "rooms" representing Roosevelt’s respective terms in office contains a waterfall. As one moves from room to room, the waterfalls become larger and more complex, reflecting the increasing complexity of a presidency marked by the vast upheavals of economic depression and world war.

The first room introduces Roosevelt’s first term as President (1932-1936). Robert Graham’s relief sculpture depicts his first inauguration. Tom Hardy’s a bronze sculpture depicts The Presidential Seal and a Roman-American eagle. In this room, the single large drop of water symbolizes the crash of the economy that led to the Great Depression.

The second room, Social Policy, details Roosevelt’s second term from 1936-1940 and the impact of the New Deal, which created social security, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, welfare, and fair labor standards. Three sculptural groups by George Segal–Breadline, The Rural Couple, and The Fireside Chat–represent Americans during the Great Depression. The wall opens to an open area with five tall pillars and a large mural, created by Robert Graham, representing the New Deal. The five-panelled mural is a collage of various scenes and objects, including initials, faces, and hands; the images on the mural are inverted on the five columns. In this room, the multiple stairstep drops symbolize the Tennessee Valley Authority dam-building project.

The third room, The War Years, covering the period from 1940-1944 and World War II, explodes to a destructive presence, as giant granite blocks line the path, and a chaotic waterfall rushes down. On the wall, one of 21 inscriptions carved by John Benson, is Roosevelt’s famous "I have seen war" quote. To the left of the waterfall sits a Neil Estern’s 10-foot tall sculpture of Roosevelt, seated in a dining room chair with roller casters and wearing a floor-length cape, with his dog Fala seated nearby.

The fourth room, Seeds of Peace, covers the period from 1945 to 1955, including Rosevelt’s final term, his passing and beyond. It includes Leonard Baskin’s Funeral Relief and Neil Estern’s sculpture of Eleanor Roosevelt, standing next to the United Nations emblem. In this room, the still pool represents Roosevelt’s death.

In the forecourt is Robert Graham’s life-size bronze portrait statue of Roosevelt, seated in a wheel chair, facing the Washington Monument. This statue was added in January, 2001, after advocates objected to Estern’s depiction which concealed Roosevelt’s disability. Though Roosevelt suffered from paralysis as a result of polio, he went through great pains to hide his ailment from the public.

National Register #01000271 (1997)

Washington DC: FDR Memorial – 4th Term


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"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move together with strong and active faith."

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, dedicated on May 2, 1997, is spread out over 7.5 elaborate landscaped acre along the Cherry Tree Walk on the Western edge of the Tidal Basin as part of the National Mall. Designed by Lawrence Halprin, it traces 12 years of the history of the United States through a sequence of four outdoor gallery rooms–one for each of FDR’s terms of office– defined by walls of red South Dakota granite.

The idea for a memorial originated in 1946. In 1955, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission was established by Congress. The current plot of land was secured in 1959 with design competitions following in 1960 and 1966. It wasn’t until 1978 that the committee finally approved a design by Halprin and authorized construction in 1982. Ground was broken in September of 1991.

Running water is an important physical and metaphoric component of the memorial. Each of the four "rooms" representing Roosevelt’s respective terms in office contains a waterfall. As one moves from room to room, the waterfalls become larger and more complex, reflecting the increasing complexity of a presidency marked by the vast upheavals of economic depression and world war.

The first room introduces Roosevelt’s first term as President (1932-1936). Robert Graham’s relief sculpture depicts his first inauguration. Tom Hardy’s a bronze sculpture depicts The Presidential Seal and a Roman-American eagle. In this room, the single large drop of water symbolizes the crash of the economy that led to the Great Depression.

The second room, Social Policy, details Roosevelt’s second term from 1936-1940 and the impact of the New Deal, which created social security, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, welfare, and fair labor standards. Three sculptural groups by George Segal–Breadline, The Rural Couple, and The Fireside Chat–represent Americans during the Great Depression. The wall opens to an open area with five tall pillars and a large mural, created by Robert Graham, representing the New Deal. The five-panelled mural is a collage of various scenes and objects, including initials, faces, and hands; the images on the mural are inverted on the five columns. In this room, the multiple stairstep drops symbolize the Tennessee Valley Authority dam-building project.

The third room, The War Years, covering the period from 1940-1944 and World War II, explodes to a destructive presence, as giant granite blocks line the path, and a chaotic waterfall rushes down. On the wall, one of 21 inscriptions carved by John Benson, is Roosevelt’s famous "I have seen war" quote. To the left of the waterfall sits a Neil Estern’s 10-foot tall sculpture of Roosevelt, seated in a dining room chair with roller casters and wearing a floor-length cape, with his dog Fala seated nearby.

The fourth room, Seeds of Peace, covers the period from 1945 to 1955, including Rosevelt’s final term, his passing and beyond. It includes Leonard Baskin’s Funeral Relief and Neil Estern’s sculpture of Eleanor Roosevelt, standing next to the United Nations emblem. In this room, the still pool represents Roosevelt’s death.

In the forecourt is Robert Graham’s life-size bronze portrait statue of Roosevelt, seated in a wheel chair, facing the Washington Monument. This statue was added in January, 2001, after advocates objected to Estern’s depiction which concealed Roosevelt’s disability. Though Roosevelt suffered from paralysis as a result of polio, he went through great pains to hide his ailment from the public.

National Register #01000271 (1997)

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Washington DC: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall


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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, set in the 42-acre Constitution Gardens, is a national war memorial honoring the members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War and who died in service or are still unaccounted for, consisting of three separate parts: the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, the Three Soldiers statue, andthe Vietnam Women’s Memorial. The idea for the monument originated with Jan Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran, who organized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., a nonprofit organization formed April 27, 1979, and Congress authorized the site on July 1, 1980. Maintained by the U.S. National Park Service, the memorial receives around 3 million visitors each year.

The Memorial Wall, designed by 21-year-old undergraduate student, Maya Ying Lin, the winner of a 1,421-entry 1981 public design competition, was dedicated on November 13, 1982. It consists of two black granite walls, 246 feet-9 inches long, sunk into the ground at a 125-degree angle. One wall points towards the Washington Monument, the other towards the Lincoln Memorial, meeting at an angle of 125° 12? where they stand 10.1 feet tall and tapering off to a height of eight inches at their extremities. There is a pathway along the base of the Wall, where visitors may walk, make a pencil rubbing of a particular name, or leave sentimental items.

The granite, from Bangalore, Karnataka, India, was chosen for its reflective quality, allowing visitors to see their reflection simultaneously with the engraved names, symbolically linking the past and present. The names, set in Optima typeface and etched using a photoemulsion and sandblasting process developed at GlassCraft, represent the serviceman who were either KIA (Killed In Action) or remained classified MIA (Missing in Action) when the walls were constructed. Each wall has 72 panels, 70 of which carry the inscriptions, listed in chronological order, starting at the apex on panel 1E in 1959 and moving day by day to the end of the western wall at panel 70W to the end of the eastern wall at panel 70E, which ends on May 25, 1968, starting again at panel 70W at the end of the western wall which completes the list for May 25, 1968, and returning to the apex at panel 1W in 1975. The wall listed 58,159 names when it was completed in 1993; as of May 5, 2007, when another name was added, there are 58,256 names. Approximately 1,200 of these are listed as missing, denoted with a cross; the confirmed dead are marked with a diamond. If the missing return alive, the cross is to be circumscribed by a circle, (although this has never occurred as of January 2007); if their death is confirmed, a diamond is superimposed over the cross.

Negative reactions to Maya Lin’s initial design were so strong that several Congressmen protested, and Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt refused to issue a building permit. As a compromise to those who wanted a more traditional approach, Frederick Hart, who placed third in the original design competition, was commissioned to augment the memorial. Hart’s Three Soldiers, also known as The Three Servicemen, was unveiled on Veterans Day, 1984 and depicts three young men purposely identifiable as Caucasian, African American and Hispanic. Lin protested at the proposed adulteration of her design, which resulting in its disconnected setting, even though the statue and wall appear to interact with each other–the soldiers look off in tribute to the distant names of their fallen comrades.

Further lobbying led to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, which was dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 1993, just a short distance south of the wall. Glenna Goodacre’s sculptural group commemorates the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War, most of whom were nurses.

In 2007, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial was ranked #10 on the AIA 150 America’s Favorite Architecture list.

National Register #01000285 (2001)

Washington Memorial – Twins…


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Washington DC: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall


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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, set in the 42-acre Constitution Gardens, is a national war memorial honoring the members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War and who died in service or are still unaccounted for, consisting of three separate parts: the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, the Three Soldiers statue, andthe Vietnam Women’s Memorial. The idea for the monument originated with Jan Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran, who organized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., a nonprofit organization formed April 27, 1979, and Congress authorized the site on July 1, 1980. Maintained by the U.S. National Park Service, the memorial receives around 3 million visitors each year.

The Memorial Wall, designed by 21-year-old undergraduate student, Maya Ying Lin, the winner of a 1,421-entry 1981 public design competition, was dedicated on November 13, 1982. It consists of two black granite walls, 246 feet-9 inches long, sunk into the ground at a 125-degree angle. One wall points towards the Washington Monument, the other towards the Lincoln Memorial, meeting at an angle of 125° 12? where they stand 10.1 feet tall and tapering off to a height of eight inches at their extremities. There is a pathway along the base of the Wall, where visitors may walk, make a pencil rubbing of a particular name, or leave sentimental items.

The granite, from Bangalore, Karnataka, India, was chosen for its reflective quality, allowing visitors to see their reflection simultaneously with the engraved names, symbolically linking the past and present. The names, set in Optima typeface and etched using a photoemulsion and sandblasting process developed at GlassCraft, represent the serviceman who were either KIA (Killed In Action) or remained classified MIA (Missing in Action) when the walls were constructed. Each wall has 72 panels, 70 of which carry the inscriptions, listed in chronological order, starting at the apex on panel 1E in 1959 and moving day by day to the end of the western wall at panel 70W to the end of the eastern wall at panel 70E, which ends on May 25, 1968, starting again at panel 70W at the end of the western wall which completes the list for May 25, 1968, and returning to the apex at panel 1W in 1975. The wall listed 58,159 names when it was completed in 1993; as of May 5, 2007, when another name was added, there are 58,256 names. Approximately 1,200 of these are listed as missing, denoted with a cross; the confirmed dead are marked with a diamond. If the missing return alive, the cross is to be circumscribed by a circle, (although this has never occurred as of January 2007); if their death is confirmed, a diamond is superimposed over the cross.

Negative reactions to Maya Lin’s initial design were so strong that several Congressmen protested, and Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt refused to issue a building permit. As a compromise to those who wanted a more traditional approach, Frederick Hart, who placed third in the original design competition, was commissioned to augment the memorial. Hart’s Three Soldiers, also known as The Three Servicemen, was unveiled on Veterans Day, 1984 and depicts three young men purposely identifiable as Caucasian, African American and Hispanic. Lin protested at the proposed adulteration of her design, which resulting in its disconnected setting, even though the statue and wall appear to interact with each other–the soldiers look off in tribute to the distant names of their fallen comrades.

Further lobbying led to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, which was dedicated on Veteran’s Day, 1993, just a short distance south of the wall. Glenna Goodacre’s sculptural group commemorates the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War, most of whom were nurses.

In 2007, the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial was ranked #10 on the AIA 150 America’s Favorite Architecture list.

National Register #01000285 (2001)

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Lincoln Memorial pre-inauguration concert


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Video by www.LocalGuy.NET 4th of July fireworks 2011, Washington DC, Independence Day Celebration at The National Mall, Around The DC Monument, The Memorial Parks, also this video includes The White House at night after the fireworks, this is a yearly event in Washington DC where major fireworks display takes place. Thousands of people with their families come from all over the country and the world, spend the day on the grass of the national mall and around the DC monument waiting for these 15 minutes fireworks and finale in Washington DC, many people come the night before, spend the night on the grass in order to reserve a good spot. The fireworks display was taking place in the area between the Lincoln memorial, the reflective pool and the Washington Monument. This video includes Washington DC 4th of July fireworks from start to finish including the finale. The music in this video is the music of live bands playing during the event, no background music added, no sound effects added to this video.
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“I’m Still Here” is one Albertina’s signature songs, performed by accomplished saxophone player, Juli Wood, spoken word done by Michael McKay, and vocal ad-libs by Delores Washington of The Caravans. For more information on the concert, check out www.gospelconnoisseur.com (178)

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Question by Obama W. Bush: Where should Obama have the US Muslim Memorial built, between the Washington Monument and the reflection pool?
Or how about incorporate the Washington Monument into the Washington Minaret

I’m only thinking of how Obama could hear “The Prettiest Sound on Earth” It would comfort him and make him a better President. Allah Akbar

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Answer by I’m right you’re wrong
He should have it built in 10th outer ring of hell where it belongs

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A minecraft washington monument and lincoln memorial that took us about 3 hours.
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