The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
It was designed by Henry Bacon on a plan similar to that of the Parthenon in Athens.
The Lincoln Memorial includes 36 columns of Colorado marble, one for each state in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s death in 1865.
Korean War Veterans Memorial - it memorializes those who served in the Korean War.
Around this memorial we noticed a group of people wearing yellow clothes. As we have learned it was a group of veterans of the Korean War along with volunteers. A group of volunteers brings veterans to visit this monument which honors their service for the country. This visit was very emotional for the former servicemen.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial - it honors service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia.
The National World War II Memorial honors the 16 million people who served as part of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, including more than 400,000 who died.
Washington Monument
Construction of this monument began in 1848 with the money from private donations.
Within 6 years all finances have been used and the work on the obelisk stopped.
The project resumed 20 years later in 1878. But there was the problem - the original marble quarry in Baltimore was no longer operating. They found the most matching marble in the nearby stone quarry and the monument was completed in 1884. Around 1900 the color changes have been noticed on the obelisk. The discoloration of the marble was caused by the high level of humidity inside the obelisk.
Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
Not far from the
Lincoln Memorial, on the grounds the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
the golden statue of Albert Einstein can be found.
This statue was unveiled in 1979
to celebrate the 100th birthday of Albert Einstein.
It was created by Robert Berks, the sculptor behind the JFK bust at Washington's Kennedy Center.
The statue features Einstein holding a paper with mathematical equations in his left hand.
There’s also a 28-foot star map at its base with more than 2,700 metal studs representing the solar system.
