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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]
A mallard with ducklings at the Capitol Reflecting Pool. The Capitol Reflecting Pool was included in master plans for the Washington Mall area prepared by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill in the 1960s and 1970s to reduce vehicular traffic on the Mall and facilitate pedestrian and recreational use.
A front view of the memorial's eastern façade The Lincoln Memorial and its reflecting pool. The exterior of the Memorial echoes a classic Greek temple and features Yule marble quarried from Colorado. The structure measures 189.7 by 118.5 feet (57.8 by 36.1 m) and is 99 feet (30 m) tall.
Rainbow Pool ca. 1924. The Rainbow Pool was a reflecting pool located on the National Mall in Washington D.C., USA. It was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., [1] and was situated between the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (to the west), and 17th Street NW (to the east). The pool was renamed the Rainbow Pool on October ...
The memorial maintains a gift shop in the National Law Enforcement Museum, where visitors can browse merchandise and learn more about the history of law enforcement and the fallen officers engraved on the memorial walls. The National Law Enforcement Museum is located at 444 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
[15] [16] [17] Their construction was concurrent with that of the Lincoln Memorial and its Reflecting Pool during 1914–1922. [13] Although the Navy intended the buildings to provide temporary quarters for the United States military during World War I, the reinforced concrete structures would remain in place until 1970. [15] [16]
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War (1950–1953). The national memorial was dedicated in 1995. It includes 19 statues representing U.S. military ...
The Mughal garden reflecting pools at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India; Chehel Sotoun in Iran; The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Capitol Reflecting Pool, in Washington, D.C. Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflection Pool, Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, U.S. The modernist Palácio do Planalto and Palácio da Alvorada in Brasília, Brazil