Washington, DC Metro Area Sights
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Independence Monument under repair ($15 millions)
Washington DC.
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the early Continental Army and the first American president.
The monument, made of marble, granite, and bluestone gneiss,is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5 1⁄8 inches (169.294 m) tall. Taller monumental columns exist, but they are neither all stone nor true obelisks
Inside the Thomas Jefferson Memorial - I found the shades of colors interesting. The two photographers at the bottom left are checking a picture of the statue of Jefferson.
Our nation's capital certainly has some beautiful old homes. Too bad it is so expensive to live there.
I have been to DC a number of times, but this is the first time I was able tp photograph the Korean War Memorial. I really like the way that this memorial was done.
The Washington DC Metro looks how the 1970s expected the future to be. But 40 years later that future is here and this living vision of modern transportation is decaying under our feet. Decades of mismanagement have lead to disrepair, proving once again that the biggest challenge we will face in any version of our future remains ourselves.
Mid-March I saw my first Tulip in bloom this Spring in Washington DC. A month later we still have LOTS of them around most every place I visit.
I took a long walk around the Capitol complex last weekend, there were too many tulip plots to count ..... large planters, big and small plots and so many colors.