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: , The result of acompro- and Mall. The plan calls ington. The House of the Capitol. alls for a grat obelisk Construction of the continuation of the work and varied foliage are wartime capital with —7th streets and la Work is resumed on The McMillan Commis- the Mail The National Capital nt Ice skating rink he : s i . =
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centuries agoinarationalyet and southern interests, radiate froma number _in 1807, withacovered 1814 His Treasury building, begins. Because of the b In the decades after The National Gallery ment. It is dedicated in pool west of the Wash- 1932. recommends developing Beerice: Bmw ae nS : formed by the intersection—at the U.S. Capi-
5 visionary design unprecedent- the Residence Act of plazas. The corner: walkway between the — After the British burn the begun the same year, sandy soil where 1851 hac ‘the war the city’s con- now stands at the site 1885. ington Monument. a Having used borrowed — North and South Capitol Bookstore Golf course a Yellow tne tol—of North Capitol Street, South Capitol
2 ARGS: 33 authorizes President stone for the White buildings. President Capitol during the War obstructs the line-of- VEnfant had specified a Landscape architect An- Avenue lined with impos- tinuing vitality is evi- of the station, which memorial to Lincoln, a quarters for 143 years, streets, removing rail ecroey 4 Street, East Capitol Street, and the National
& ed in its scale. Pierre Charies Washington to choose = House is laid October == John Adams and Abigail of 1812, Benjamin La- sight L'Enfant wanted — monument, itis not built drew Jackson Downing ing residences, although dent in ambitious proj- was demolished in 1907 1884 major memorial south of the Supreme Court final- road tracks and a free. Help keep the National Mall clean; place trash in receptacles. f a ag : 4 ipso
= LEnfant’s plan for the city a site for the capital on 13, 1792; it is the oldest Adams move into the —trobe begins rebuilding, between the Capitol and at the exact intersection submmitsapisn forana- Enfant’ well-defined ects that bring new life when Union Station Reclamation of the the Washington Monu- ty moves into itsowm way that divide the city, National) _dfibe . d Squase For Sthaxt Sal. For Sxamapee, an Sadness vit tiger
e the Potomac River. An- —_ federal structure in unfinished President's William Bulfinch coen- White House. of the axes. Work on the — tional park on the Mail axes remain intact. Today, to the Mail area. was completed. mudflats begins from mont, abridge between —_bullding. reinforcing the connec- Geopraniae, (Geooren CONVENTION CENTER the street name means the street is south of
ot and its core mall area was in- drew Ellicott, aided by Washington. House in 1800. pletes the restoration by monument slows after —_cailling for a series afinat- Constitution Gardens the Washington Monu- the Uncoln Memorial and tion between the Capi- HESAPEAKE a the Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
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young city that powerfully evokes the past; treasury of most out of your visit, whether you see the Lincoln Memorial, strain of battle; they give a haunting face to war. The nation’s can be powerful, often handsome, sometimes controversial, but C17 OF - PFASHINGTON ata be , PARK beddyaatAy ee
4 nation’s heritage; home to hundreds of thousands of ascend the Washington Monument, or just relax and enjoy the great presidents—those to whom the nation is in debt for their they are most important in what they say about us. We read in in the District of Colambia ciased fur venawe- f \\_Mtomnen int : Potter al Z
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spectives, all of which are better understood after a visit to the —are honored here: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Franklin D. _ that built them. Beyond the sites and structures, beyond the ae ee se 7 PF aabeisi be temporarily . oa , C) / éantaen
heart of Washington, D.C.—the National Mall area. The Mall's In Washington, D.C., you can view the magnificent buildings Roosevelt. Smaller, quieter places like the Frederick Douglass events and people they commemorate, are the truths they em- Eabaey suspended. ‘ * Re Anti
formal structures, ceremonial spaces, and carefully planned vis- that house the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of National Historic Site and the Sewall-Belmont House commemo- body: justice, equality, courage, honor the tools of a free soci- ). ‘ a = ’ x er!
tas have their roots in earlier European capitals designed to government—White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court. Wash rate the struggles by African Americans and women for equality ety. Just as the Mall is the symbolic heart of Washington, Wash- nite? tes ~ ) Daily cabs Arington Housel ae “a8 square 2 z
showcase autocratic regimes. But these are, in Walt Whitman's ington is also where the nation commemorates the wars the before the law. The National Archives, Smithsonian Institution, ington is more than simply the governmental center of the ae) : uy 4 = Se Sy oe SRY A
words, democratic vistas, where the American people can freely country has fought and the men and women who served and and Washington's other great museums—these are repositories United States. This city gives shape to our common heritage “OF AMERICA 2 prcee cme cen \ ;
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ment for change. In 1933 stewardship of the Mall area passed to but quite moving is the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial near the Cap- ful, rare, instructive, or because they help us remember. place that defines us as a people | ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY a , " ;
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of arcades, steps, and of government and in the conflict or make the memorial a ue of Lincoln faces the flag over Mount naded, domed Pan > four outdoor rooms, _astating war in world purer ania Ave. NW. Dail am to 4 pn jtreets SW. T t Freer Gallery, Sackle Updated Park information:
Ww terraces. At its base are the place where the who remain more effective termi- the Capitol Suribachi on Iwo Jima theon in Rome—the ne for each of his history. Gold stars on ee incienac® son Park Off George Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam ed Thank Ye 4-2330 ny nd Ir paths Station 18Ca Ade
the Ulysses S. Grant president receives missing nus to the Mall, the during World War Il inspiration for his 4) Herms in office. Sculp- Freedom Wall revere Hu 9 . in winter 8 am to 5 pm. 703-607-800C r Women's Memorial ' F pm, except a , 08 as Jefferson Memorial be se chine se Metrobus/Subway Schedules
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