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The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located on 6-acres of the World Trade Center site, is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the 2,983 men, women and children killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993
The National September 11 Memorial, designed by American architect Michael Arad of Handel Architects in conjunction with landscape architecture firm Peter Walker and Partners, was formally dedicated on September 11, 2011, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the attacks. Arad and Walker's design was selected from 5,201 entries in an open, international memorial contest, initiated by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), as per the specifications of architect Daniel Libeskind.
Two reflecting pools, each about an acre in size with 30-foot waterfalls--the largest manmade in waterfalls in North America--cascading down their sides, are set within the footprints of the original Twin Towers. The names of 2,983 victims are in inscribed on 76 bronze plates attached to the parapet walls that form the edges of the memorial pools, arranged based on "meaningful adjacencies"--an algorithm developed by Local Projects which includes proximity at the time of the attacks, company or organization affiliations for those who worked at the World Trade Center or Pentagon, and approximately 1,200 requests from family members.
The Memorial Plaza surrounding the pools provides a contemplative escape, with a grove of more than 400 swamp white oak trees, each selected from nurseries within a 500-mile radius of the three attack sites. A small clearing in the grove, known as the Memorial Glade, designates a space for gatherings and special ceremonies.
The National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion, designed by Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen of Snøhetta, is scheduled to open on or around September 11, 2012. The museum will feature over 110,000 square feet of exhibition space telling the story of the 9/11 through multimedia displays, archives, narratives and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts.
Crowd gathering at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. August 28, 1963, Washington, DC, USA.
For/Para PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT
Our theme this month is My City. This is the reflecting pool at Hermann Park. At the end, you can see the statue of Sam Houston, whom the city was named after. It's a lovely place and we visit it quite often. By the way my girlies spent the entire time holding hands. And I melted from all the love ♥
Nuestro tema este mes es Mi Ciudad. Esta foto fue tomada en el Hermann Park. Al fondo se ve la estatua de Sam Houston, el procer a el cual la ciudad debe su nombre. Es un lugar muy lindo y lo visitamos con frecuencia. Y les informo que mis hijitas estuvieron agarraditas de las manos todo el tiempo. Me fue imposible no derretirme de amor ♥.
This double-glass structure houses the prayer hall within the newly opened Ismaili Centre in Toronto.
Yet another beautiful spot along the Columbia Icefields Parkway in Alberta.
I was here the day before taking pics but there were a fair amount of ripples in the reflecting ponds so I'm glad that I backtracked a bit on this particular day because the conditions were perfect for getting that clear reflection.
Two "Gates of Time," marked 9:01 and 9:03 respectively, frame the moments the explosion occurred on April 19, 1995.
Looking west towards the Lincoln Memorial across the Reflecting Pool, imaged in HDR using moderate settings in Photomatix. I would advise against visiting the reflecting pool at sundown, as it is plagued with swarms of gnats and other bugs. I think I inhaled one, and moments after taking these 3 bracketed exposures, another got in my eye. What looks like digital noise is actually swarming gnats!
Looking northeast at the reflecting pool and plaza wall with inscriptions at the Robert F. Kennedy grave site at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.
Robert F. Kennedy was the third son of Joseph Kennedy, a multimillionaire cinema and movie studio owner and former U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. An attorney, he helped uncover graft and mafia influence in the labor movement while working for the U.S. Senate in the 1950s. When his elder brother, John F. Kennedy, became president in 1961, Robert F. Kennedy was made Attorney General. He resigned in 1964 and successfully ran for the U.S. Senate from New York. During his run for President, he was assassinated on June 6, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian.
Kennedy was buried just south of JFK's massive grave site a few days later.
An expansion to the John F. Kennedy grave site was dedicated in 1971 to accommodate Robert Kennedy's grave. Robert F. Kennedy's resting place is only about 50 feet (15 m) southwest from the terrace at the John F. Kennedy site. Robert Kennedy is buried on the upslope side of the walkway, his burial vault marked by a white cross and a slate headstone set flush with the earth. Opposite his grave is a granite plaza designed by architect I. M. Pei and dedicated on December 6, 1971. A low granite wall similar to the one at the John F. Kennedy terrace contains quotations from famous Robert F. Kennedy speeches, and a small reflecting pool. As with his brother, Robert Kennedy's first grave was a temporary one, about 10 feet (3.0 m) upslope from its current location.
The Capitol Bulding in Washington D.C. is reflected in the "reflecting pool" to the west of the building. This shot has probably been taken by about a million tourists, but even so I can't resist it -- it just looks too cool.
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Despite the appearance of autumn tranquility, just on the other side of these trees, thousands of protesters, pro-China supporters and pro-Tibet supporters have assembled and noisily await the final torch bearer in the Canberra Olympic torch relay.
Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, ACT, 2008
The Christian Science Fountain using an 8mm circular fisheye. Vignetting and lens flare were SOOC.
Taken on a walk with photographers Jeff Tamagini & NU_Husky
I headed down to Washington DC for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Fear and/or Sanity, had an amazing time and met some new friends. the 23 hours of bus time was worth it!
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located on 6-acres of the World Trade Center site, is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the 2,983 men, women and children killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993
The National September 11 Memorial, designed by American architect Michael Arad of Handel Architects in conjunction with landscape architecture firm Peter Walker and Partners, was formally dedicated on September 11, 2011, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the attacks. Arad and Walker's design was selected from 5,201 entries in an open, international memorial contest, initiated by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC), as per the specifications of architect Daniel Libeskind.
Two reflecting pools, each about an acre in size with 30-foot waterfalls--the largest manmade in waterfalls in North America--cascading down their sides, are set within the footprints of the original Twin Towers. The names of 2,983 victims are in inscribed on 76 bronze plates attached to the parapet walls that form the edges of the memorial pools, arranged based on "meaningful adjacencies"--an algorithm developed by Local Projects which includes proximity at the time of the attacks, company or organization affiliations for those who worked at the World Trade Center or Pentagon, and approximately 1,200 requests from family members.
The Memorial Plaza surrounding the pools provides a contemplative escape, with a grove of more than 400 swamp white oak trees, each selected from nurseries within a 500-mile radius of the three attack sites. A small clearing in the grove, known as the Memorial Glade, designates a space for gatherings and special ceremonies.
The National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion, designed by Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen of Snøhetta, is scheduled to open on or around September 11, 2012. The museum will feature over 110,000 square feet of exhibition space telling the story of the 9/11 through multimedia displays, archives, narratives and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts.
Local Accession Number: 06_11_003878
Title: A marvel of beauty, the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Genre: Stereographs; Photographic prints
Created/Published: New York ; London ; Toronto-Canada ; Ottawa-Kansas : Underwood & Underwood, Publishers
Copyright date: 1903
Physical description: 1 photographic print on a curved stereo card : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm.
General notes: TItle from item.; Number on item: (66)-3473.; Image caption: A marvel of beauty - looking N. to Taj Mahal, marble tomb of a Mogul Queen, Agra, India.
Subjects: Reflecting pools; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Minarets; Architectural elements
Collection: Harper Stereograph Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Shelf locator: India
Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Taken in mid-June, this photograph is of the sunken reflecting pool in the Perennial Garden at the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY. Standing behind the reflecting pool is Barefoot Kate, an Italian marble statue of a semi-nude nymph testing the waters of the pool with her toe.
Washington DC: Pathway alongside the Reflecting Pool
Grey overcast day on Friday
Playing with the DC function on the 135 ƒ2D
(This reminds me of the "runner's high" feeling -- maybe a better title?)
Nikon D700 | Nikon 135 DC | ƒ2 | R5.6 | 1/200s | ISO200 | Handheld
A light rain falls on the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.
May 27, 2025
The Lincoln Memorial, here seen at the end of the Reflecting Pool, was built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington DC and was dedicated on May 30, 1922.