Wade W. • Декабрь 6, 2017Open 24/7. Daylight hours best for pictures. DCKiwi Wall is attached in alley. Thanks and enjoy, owner/artist
IWalked Audio Tours • Сентябрь 9, 20121984 addition. Sculptor Frederick E. Hart was former apprentice to master carver of Washington National Cathedral. Hart took 3rd place in competition for original memorial. More site info via<LINK>
Black Family Reunions • Март 27, 2016This is an incredible monument to visit as a family. It helps to make the legacy of MLK more real for the younger children in your family.
John M. • Январь 16, 2019Drop by during the daylight hours to see it best
Architect of the Capitol (AOC) • Июнь 21, 2018The memorial to Ulysses S. Grant was dedicated in 1922. It is located in Union Square, west of the U.S. Capitol Building, by the Capitol Reflecting Pool. The bronze elements were restored in 2016.
Ghosts of DC • Январь 27, 2012Did you know the statue was a gift from France? And that President Harding was present at the dedication in Jan of 1922? Read up on it on our blog.
Nicole B. • Май 26, 2012Great place to chill and get some work done on a Sunday afternoon.
C-SPAN • Январь 28, 2011William McVey sculpted this nine-foot statue of Winston Churchill. One bronze foot is planted on British soil and the other on American. Watch this video for more info.
kathleen w. • Декабрь 1, 2013The statue is remarkable and sits in a little park on a small triangle.
IWalked Audio Tours • Сентябрь 9, 2012Statue of Jackson astride horse, Sam Patch, saluting soldiers at Battle of New Orleans (1st major battle of War of 1812). Statue required 15 tons of bronze for construction. More site info via<LINK>.
DC Preservation League • Август 5, 2011The elaborate memorial to the German physican Samuel Hahnemann, was erecred in 1900. Collaborative work of sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus and architect Julius F. Harden.
JR R. • Май 23, 2014Riding the metro? Sit on the west side of the train, to get a glimpse of the wings as you pass under New York Ave.
Kevin K. • Март 22, 2013Great statue on the corner of Connecticut and H at Lafayette Park. Apparently erected in 1910 by Congress to this Prussian dude who helped us win independence from the Brits.
Dave S. • Март 27, 2012Colossal Head 4 (replica)Olmec Culture San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan Veracruz Mexico 1200 - 900 B.C.E.
Rachel M. • Август 11, 2013The large, naked, man is a symbol for sheer moral and physical strength while the woman holding the flame is a symbol of enlightenment and knowledge.
DC Preservation League • Июль 26, 2011The standing bronze statue is raised on a tall granite pedestal with bronze relief panels depicting two of Webster's speeches. The sculptor was Gaetano Trentanove; the architect is unknown.
Ben F. • Июль 11, 2012Presbyterian minister and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, he was the only active clergyman and the only college president (College of New Jersey, now Princeton) to sign the document.
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