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The statue of Benjamin Franklin is located in front of the Old Post Office at the intersection of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. It was originally sited two blocks east across the street from The Washington Post offices but was moved to its present location in 1980, based on the design plan of the city's Pennsylvania Development Corporation. [4]
The fountain now stands where the Stephens memorial was previously located. [9] The memorial is one of eighteen Civil War monuments in Washington, D.C., which were collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 1978, and the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites on March 3, 1979.
In 2008, the Memorial underwent a $3.8 million restoration, which included installation of a multi-media presentation about Philadelphia's most famous citizen, now featured in the 3½-minute show "Benjamin Franklin Forever". The memorial's new digital projection, theatrical lighting, and audio effects are fully utilized in a program that ...
The Washington Monument opened to the public in 1888, and has been a signature site in the nation's capital since. The monument is scheduled to reopen July 14 after a six-month closure.
In March 2012, The Washington Post reported that Monument Realty offered a base rent much higher than that of The Trump Organization. [131] Monument and development partner Angelo, Gordon & Co. proposed a 260,000-square-foot (24,000 m 2) office building with a media center on the first three
John Ericsson National Memorial, Washington DC. 1906-1911 Benjamin Franklin sculpture, Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia (Memorial dedicated 1938) 1908 Recumbent figure of Bishop Potter, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, Manhattan; 1911 Frederick Keep Monument, Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
The first statue in Washington, D.C., honoring Revolutionary War heroes was the equestrian statue of President and General George Washington. It was installed in 1860. It was installed in 1860. The remaining statues were erected from 1878 to 1948. with most being installed in the early 20th-century.
"This memorial honors the brave men and women who broke into the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021 to loot, urinate, and defecate throughout those hallowed halls,” reads a plaque on the ...