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The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States.It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues.
The task of design and construction of the buildings was given to the Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks, [3] and the buildings were completed in 5 1 ⁄ 2 months. [4] The primary designer of the buildings was Lieutenant Commander Frederic W. Southworth, chief architect of the Bureau, under the supervision of Commander Archibald L. Parsons. [5]
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C.. It is a 2,030-by-167-foot (619 by 51 m) rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly east of the Lincoln Memorial, with the World War II Memorial and Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool. [1]
Eastward view of the National Mall from the top of the Washington Monument in 1922. The four structures and two smokestacks crossing the Mall are Temporary Buildings C–F and their associated heating plant. In the late 1930s, all but Building E were demolished. In 1942, Building E was joined by three new temporary buildings.
Mall name Location Metro area Total space Sq. feet/(m 2) Stores Anchor stores/entertainment venues Year opened Ownership 1 Mall Of America: Bloomington, Minnesota: Minneapolis–Saint Paul: 5,600,000 square feet (520,000 m 2) [1] 520+
Delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 Washington, D.C. Civil Rights March. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968), an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement, was an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, and advocated for using nonviolent resistance, inspired by ...
August 26 – Women's Equality Day – March and Rally from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to National Mall, Washington, D.C. September 16 – Juggalo March on Washington to protest the FBI gang label (see Juggalo gangs) September 16 – Mother of All Rallies at The National Mall in Washington, D.C. [60]
Brutalism is present throughout Washington, D.C., but is especially visible in the city's central neighborhoods, most notably Downtown, the National Mall, and Southwest Washington. Due to the fact that Brutalism's height in popularity intersected with a major construction boom as Washington was becoming one of the world's most important cities ...