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185 images from Washington DC on six pages. This Overview page has samples from each of the five section pages: the US Capitol Building; the Washington Monument, Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials; the National Mall (including the Vietnam and World War II Memorials and the Smithsonian Institution); Assorted images from Washington DC (including Memorials, the White House and Union Station); and Arlington National Cemetery. Two thirds of available Washington DC images are displayed.
While some of the images are displayed with Title Bars, the available images from Washington DC were prepared without Title Bars (available upon request).
The section pages have more detailed information on the images than this Overview.
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The United States Capitol Building The National Mall
Washington Monument, Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials
Assorted Washington DC Arlington National Cemetery
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Capitol Building 2659
The United States Capitol Building from the northwest. The result of a design competition in the 1790’s, the original Capitol Building was designed by physician, inventor and amateur architect William Thornton, who was later appointed to be the first Superintendent of the Patent Office by President Thomas Jefferson. The original building was constructed between 1793 and 1811 (it was first used by Congress in Nov. 1800).
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Capitol Building 2687
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Capitol Building 2690
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The United States Capitol Dome, the creamy soft look caused by the diffuse light of a partially overcast day.
Capitol Dome at Night 2881 M
A 1000 x 1590 image of the United States Capitol Dome, illuminated at night.
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Capitol Dome 5182
The United States Capitol Dome from the northeast, rising above a sea of Morning Glories.
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Capitol Dome 5399 M
A 1000 x 1590 image of the Capitol Dome rising above foliage in Upper Senate Park.
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Senate Capitol Dome 5168
The Senate Portico and Capitol Dome from the northeast.
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House Capitol Dome 5239
The House of Representatives portico and pediment and the Capitol Dome from the southeast. In the pediment over the House portico is the Apotheosis of Democracy by Paul Wayland Bartlett. The Georgia marble sculptures were carved by the Piccirilli Brothers from Bartlett’s plaster models.
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Senate Portico Pediment 5199
The Senate portico with the Progress of Civilization pediment by Thomas Crawford from the east.
The sculptures in the Senate portico pediment are the Progress of Civilization by Thomas Crawford. Designed in his Rome studio in 1854 and carved in marble at the Capitol (1855-59), the central figure represents America, an eagle at her side and the rising sun at her feet. On her right is a woodsman, a hunter, an Indian Chief, an Indian mother and child, and an Indian grave representing the early days of America. Left are a soldier, merchant, two youths, schoolmaster and child, a mechanic and an anchor.
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Jefferson Memorial at Night 2876
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Jefferson Memorial at Night 2869
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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial at night, taken from across the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park.
Lincoln Memorial at Night 2915 16x9
The statue of Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, framed by the Doric columns of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Lincoln Memorial 4962
The Lincoln Memorial at mid-morning on a thinly overcast day in late June.
The Interior of the Memorial is divided into three chambers, divided by Ionic volute columns. The center chamber contains the seated statue of Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French.
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Lincoln Daniel French 4989 M
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Lincoln Daniel French 4968 M
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1000 x 1590 images of the seated Lincoln statue by Daniel Chester French.
The 175 ton marble statue took four years to complete and was shipped in 28 pieces. If Lincoln were standing, the statue would be 28 feet tall. The white Georgia Marble statue rests on a pedestal made of pink Tennessee marble, which itself lies on a large platform, also made of pink Tennessee marble.
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Washington Monument Lincoln Pool 2899
The Washington Monument at night, seen from the edge of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Washington Monument Potomac 2844
The Washington Monument at night, seen from across the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park.
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Washington Monument at Dawn 2434
In the above image of the Washington Monument at dawn, it is easy to see the line at the 152 foot mark, where the original construction was halted and above which stones from a different quarry were used when the construction resumed.
Detailed information is on the Washington Monument, Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials page.
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Washington Monument 2784
The Washington Monument rising over the trees at the edge of the Potomac Tidal Basin, where it protrudes into the south edge of the National Mall near the World War II Memorial.
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Washington Monument Lincoln Pool 2813
The Washington Monument and Lincoln Reflecting Pool from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, before the construction of the World War II Memorial at the end of the Reflecting Pool.
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Washington Monument Capitol Pool 5248
The Washington Monument rises over the National Mall, from the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
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Vietnam Memorial Three Soldiers 2922
The Three Soldiers by Frederick Hart, a part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.
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Vietnam Memorial 2933
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial East Wall, with the Washington Monument in the background.
The Vietnam Wall was designed by Maya Ying Lin in 1981, who won a blind public design competition when she was an undergraduate architectural student at Yale University. Her design was a V-shaped sunken pair of black Gabbro (basalt) walls reaching 246 feet (75 m) on each side from the 10 foot tall intersection of the walls. At the ends, the walls are 8 inches high. The stone was selected specifically for its reflective qualities when polished. One end of the Wall points toward the Washington Monument and the other end toward the Lincoln Memorial.
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World War II Memorial and Washington Monument 4997
The National World War II Memorial with the Washington Monument in the background.
Located at the eastern end of the Lincoln Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial contains 56 pillars and two triumphal arches surrounding a plaza and fountain. Designed by Friedrich St. Florian, the 56 granite pillars are arranged in two semicircles in the oval plaza, and represent the 48 States and 7 Territories at the time of World War II, plus the District of Columbia. The two 43 foot triumphal arches represent the two theaters of war, and are inscribed Atlantic (north) and Pacific (south). The plaza is sunk 6 ft. below the Mall and has a large pool and fountain in the center.
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Fountain National Gallery of Art 5368
The central fountain in the Sculpture Garden of the National Gallery of Art. Surrounded by Linden trees, shrubs and perennials are 17 sculptures from the Gallery’s collection and loans for special exhibitions.
Designed by landscape architect Laurie D. Olin in 1999, the fountain serves as a skating rink from November to March, and its marble edge provides a retreat during the hot, humid summer months.
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Pakistani Truck Smithsonian 5039
A 1976 Bedford truck from Karachi, Pakistan on display at the Smithsonian Museum Folklife Festival. Karachi truck painter Haider Ali and bodywork expert Jamil ud-Din brought this truck to Washington DC and decorated it on the National Mall for the 2002 Folklife Festival. It is now part of the permanent collection.
Decorative painting is a tradition in Pakistan dating back over 9000 years to the neolithic period, when traders on what would become the Silk Road traveled in elaborately decorated camel caravans. The paint work on Pakistani trucks defines the ethnic group and region, and trucks feature ornately carved doors and trim features, metalwork featuring repoussé and chasing (hammered from the rear and front), and painted detail applied in delicate layers and glazes, derived from ancient Mughal court painting.
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Smithsonian Institution 5262
The Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall. On the left is the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden, in the center is the Art and Industries Building, and in the distance at right is the Smithsonian Institution Building.
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Smithsonian Mary Ripley Garden 5268
The Mary Livingston Ripley Garden on the east side of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building was the inspiration of Mary Ripley, the wife of the Institution’s eighth Secretary, S. Dillon Ripley. It was designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen in an area previously intended for use as a parking lot.
Built in 1978 using a unique, curvilinear design with raised plant beds and 19th century cast iron furnishings, it created a unique, quiet space within the Smithsonian Institution’s diverse complex.
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Smithsonian Castle 5286
The eastern end of the Main Hall (center and left) and the East Range of the Smithsonian Castle.
The Smithsonian Institution Building (aka the Castle) was the first of the Smithsonian Institution buildings. Designed by James Renwick Jr., the Castle is a Romanesque/Gothic building of red Seneca sandstone.
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Albert Einstein Memorial 5112
The 12 foot tall bronze statue of Albert Einstein by Robert Berks at the National Academy of Sciences. In his left hand, Einstein holds a paper with mathematical equations which summarize his three most important scientific contributions: Photoelectric Effect, Theory of General Relativity, and Equivalence of Energy and Matter. Three of Albert Einstein’s quotations are engraved on the back of the bench.
Einstein appears to be making eye contact with a visitor who stands directly in front of the statue.
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Japanese American Memorial 5405
“Golden Cranes” by Nina Akamu, at the Japanese-American Memorial, designed to commemorate Japanese-American veterans, those who gave their lives fighting in World War II, and the 100,000 who were sent to internment camps.
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Prologue FDR Memorial 2836
“Prologue”, the wheelchair sculpture created by Robert Graham for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in response to the controversy over the lack of a statue showing Roosevelt’s disability. The statue unveiled at the dedication showed him in a chair which was obscured by a cloak. The sculptors added casters to make it a symbolic wheelchair, but this did not appease the protesters. Alan Reich (National Organization on Disability) raised money for over two years to fund an additional statue that clearly showed Roosevelt in a wheelchair like the one he actually used.
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Supreme Court 5209
The West facade of the Supreme Court building and Contemplation of Justice by James Earle Fraser. The West facade has an inscription “Equal Justice Under Law” and a pediment sculpture by Robert Aitken representing Liberty seated on a throne guarded by figures who represent Order and Authority. On each side are metaphorical figures representing Council, Past Research and Present Research, modeled after Chief Justices Hughes, Marshall and Taft, Secretary of State Root, the sculptor Aitken and the architect Gilbert.
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Spirit of Haida Gwaii 5382
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Black Canoe, in the courtyard of the Canadian Embassy.
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, a canoe with mythical creatures, was sculpted by the Haida artist Bill Reid.
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Sherman Monument Peace 5066 M
The General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument, guarded by Soldier sculptures, showing the east side with the Peace sculpture group, Missionary Ridge bas relief and Commander medallions.
Detail on the monument and images of the sculptures are on the Assorted Washington DC page.
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Union Station Vaulted Loggia 5412
The vaulted loggia at Union Station. The Beaux-Arts architecture of Union Station, designed by architect Daniel H. Burnham, was inspired by a number of architectural styles.
Detail on the architecture and more images are on the Assorted Washington DC page.
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Union Station Central Vault 2576
The 96 foot high gilded coffered barrel vault in the Main Hall waiting room. The 120 foot square Main Hall (or Head House in railroad terminology) features egg and dart molding and gold leaf. More than 70 pounds of gold leaf was used during the restoration of the Main Hall in the 1980s.
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Union Station Coffered Ceiling 5426
The gilded coffered ceiling of the Grand Concourse at Union Station. The 760 foot long, 130 foot high Grand Concourse was said to be the largest single room in the world at the time of its construction in 1908.
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Arlington Caisson 3120
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Arlington Caisson 3128
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Drawn by six magnificent horses, a caisson accompanied by soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Regimentâ€s Old Guard Caisson Platoon carries a comrade on his last ride in Arlington National Cemetery. Astride three of the horses and escorted by a mounted Sergeant, the Caisson Platoon is part of the oldest active infantry regiment in the US Army. Soldiers ride the three left horses of the caisson team, with the escort riding alongside the left horse of the lead pair. The caisson, built in 1918 to accompany 75mm cannon, originally carried ammunition chests, spare wheels and tools (now replaced with the flat casket deck).
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Arlington Tombstones 2983
Looking over the sea of tombstones of honored war dead at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Arlington General Crook Geronimo Surrender 3003
On the monument to General George Crook is this plaque commemorating the Surrender of the Apaches under Geronimo. The Apaches were forced to surrender by General Crook, but Geronimo escaped and continued his raids until he was forced to surrender to General Nelson Miles and along with his warriors sent to reservations.
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Arlington Lockerbie Memorial Cairn 2990
The Lockerbie Memorial Cairn commemorates the terrorist bombing of Flight 103 which killed 259 passengers and crew and 11 on the ground at Lockerbie Scotland in 1988. The 270 blocks of Scottish sandstone each represent one life lost in the bombing. The Cairn was built by Frank Klein, who lost his daughter on Flight 103. The bombing was ordered by Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who later paid compensation.
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Arlington General Kearny 3016
One of the only two equestrian statues at Arlington is on the monument to Major General Philip Kearny. He served as Aide to General Winfield Scott, the best American commander of his time, who proclaimed Kearny as the perfect soldier and the bravest man he had ever known when he lost his arm to grapeshot during the Mexican-American War. Kearny was killed at the Second Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War.
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Arlington Tomb of Unknowns 3051
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Arlington Tomb of Unknowns 3064
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A Tomb Guard performs his 21 step traverse in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
Changing of the Guard Tomb of the Unknowns SXXL
A 1600 x 876 version of the SXXL Composite image (7903 x 3972) displaying the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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