Archive for May 2014
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of the United States Congress. The Gallery’s collection of paintings,…
Read MoreAir and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum (NASM)) of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1946, as the National Air Museum and opened its main building in 1976. It is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and spaceflight, as well as science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Almost all space…
Read MoreAmerican History Museum
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is part of the Smithsonian Institution and located on the National Mall at 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. The museum collects, preserves and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. Among the items on display are the original Star-Spangled Banner and Archie Bunker‘s chair.…
Read MoreUS Capitol
The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the U.S. federal government. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Though it has never been the geographic center of the federal district, the Capitol is the origin by…
Read MoreNational Museum of Natural History
Opened in 1910, the museum on the National Mall was one of the first Smithsonian buildings constructed exclusively to hold the national collections and research facilities. It is administered by the Smithsonian Institution and admission is free. It is the most visited museum in North America. The main building has an overall area of 1,320,000…
Read MoreThe White House
The White House, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia Creek sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It was expanded outward in 1801, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage. In 1814 the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. It was partially reconstructed…
Read MoreWorld War II Memorial
The National World War II Memorial is dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of triumphal arches surrounding a plaza and fountain, it is located on the National Mall on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, between the Lincoln Memorial and…
Read MoreVietnam War Memorial
The Vietnam War Memorial honors service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought and died in Vietnam/South East Asia, including those Missing In Action.
Read MoreKorean War Veterans Memorial
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It commemorates those who served in the Korean War. The main memorial is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle using more than 100 tons of highly polished “Academy Black” granite from California: more than 2,500 photographic,…
Read MoreLincoln Memorial
Built to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States . It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. across from the Washington Monument. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the primary statue was Daniel Chester French, and Jules Guerin was the painter of the interior murals. Dedicated in 1922, it is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and…
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