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Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C." The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 202 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 78 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
The Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute is a public artwork by American sculptor Donald De Lue, located on The Ellipse within The White House and President's Park in Washington, D.C., United States. The monument and fountain are maintained by the National Park Service.
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Statue of George Washington: Bronze: Jean-Antoine Houdon: 1934 Rotunda [93] Washington: Statue of Mother Joseph Pariseau: Bronze: Felix de Weldon: 1980 Capitol Visitor Center [94] Statue of Marcus Whitman: Bronze: Avard Fairbanks: 1953 National Statuary Hall [95] West Virginia: Statue of John E. Kenna: Marble: Alexander Doyle: 1901 Hall of ...
The monument is sited on a prominent location at the intersection of California Street, Columbia Road and Connecticut Avenue NW, on the southern edge of the Kalorama Triangle Historic District. The statue faces south down Connecticut Avenue toward Dupont Circle and downtown Washington, D.C. It is surrounded by a small public park.
Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c. 1845 –1848 Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove. George Washington (1732–1799), hailed as the father of his country, and as the leader who was "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen", as Maj. Gen. 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee eulogized at Washington's December ...
Peace Circle is a traffic circle in Washington, D.C., located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and First Street NW. At its center is the Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Memorial. It is a monument to the naval deaths during the American Civil War. The monument is topped by the allegorical sculptures of Grief and