{"id":2404,"date":"2014-06-17T19:42:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T02:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/?page_id=2404"},"modified":"2023-01-12T22:03:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T06:03:39","slug":"washington-national-mall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kljcharters.com\/blog\/galleries\/washington-national-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington National Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 17, 2014<\/p>\n

A day on the Washington National Mall, a blisteringly hot June day, 2014.<\/p>\n

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Jefferson Memorial, seen from near the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Washington Monument from near the Tidal Basin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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World War II Memorial showing a portion of the area devoted to the War in the Pacific<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking through the fountains toward the end of the World War II memorial devoted to the Atlantic war.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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World War II Memorial looking across the fountains to the section devoted to the War in the Atlantic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The arches at the World War II Memorial have a sculpture showing a laurel victory wreath dropping down from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The wreath for the State of Washington at the World War II Memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tribute to women at the World War II Memorial from Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, first Secretary of Education for the United States and first director of the US Women’s Army Corps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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View of the Lincoln Memorial from the World War II Memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wreath at the World War II Memorial honoring the 70th anniversary of D-Day in the Pacific, as the invasion of Saipan was termed, which began a day before the Normandy invasion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The states of the reunited Union can be seen above the column, with Lincoln inside the memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool as seen from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The World War II Memorial is at the other end of the Reflecting Pool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The ceiling of the Lincoln Memorial. The original skylight has been supplanted by spotlights shining through the glass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Behind the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool. The green peaked roof of the Library of Congress can be seen on the right, behind the much closer red brick building of the Smithsonian Castle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Washington Monument and the Capitol, as seen from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faces etched into the wall at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, with reflections from the statues at the Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stainless steel statues of soldiers on patrol at the Korean War Veterans Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stainless steel statues of soldiers on patrol at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Each statue is slightly larger than life size.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Statues of “The Three Soldiers” at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Statues of “The Three Soldiers” at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with memorials in the foreground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The wall is etched with service members who died in the war.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Wall at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, with etched names above and memorials below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall is aligned with the Washington Monument in the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Vietnam Women’s Memorial honors those women who served in Vietnam, mostly as nurses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A wreath from the American Legion at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A wreath from the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders at the Vietnam Women’s Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A very rural-looking scene with a pond, trees, and empty expanses of grass, on the Washington Mall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Memorial to the US Army Second Division in World War I, near the White House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The back of the White House, as seen from the Washington Mall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Security and traffic cameras on the Washington Mall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Most of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum does not allow photography, which is understandable. This plaque is on the outside of the building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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