Monument
Bronze figures on granite base.
(Huge monument makes good tourist photos).
Washington Monument (1897)
by Rudolf Siemering (1835 - 1905)
Located on Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[On the thoroughfare in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.]
Info: The monument is constructed in three zones or levels, each representing a different concept: Washington (the hero) sits at the top; allegorical figures depicting his time are on the middle level; and on the lowest level are the flora and fauna of his country with representative human figures. > www.associationforpublicart.org/artwork/washington-monume...
Monument
Bronze figures on granite base.
(Huge monument makes good tourist photos).
Washington Monument (1897)
by Rudolf Siemering (1835 - 1905)
Located on Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[On the thoroughfare in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.]
Info: The monument is constructed in three zones or levels, each representing a different concept: Washington (the hero) sits at the top; allegorical figures depicting his time are on the middle level; and on the lowest level are the flora and fauna of his country with representative human figures. > www.associationforpublicart.org/artwork/washington-monume...