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before building began in 1914
it had to be drained. Concrete
piers were poured for the
foundation so that the building
could be anchored in bedrock.
As the memorial neared
completion, architect Henry
Bacon realized that the statue
of Lincoln would be dwarfed
inside the huge edifice. The
The colonnaded domed Jefferson Memorial, housing the bronze statue original 10-ft (3-m) statue by
Daniel Chester French was
r Franklin D. Dream” speech was delivered, doubled in size and carved
Roosevelt and is aligned along the axis of from 28 blocks of white marble.
Engraved on the wall are the
the Jefferson Memorial and
Memorial Lincoln Memorial. words of Lincoln’s famous
The centerpiece, a 30-ft Gettysburg Address (see p116).
Map C5. W Basin Dr, SW.
Tel (202) 426-6841. q Smithsonian. (9.1-m) high relief of Martin
@ 13. Open 8am–midnight daily. Luther King, Jr., stands between u Vietnam
Closed Dec 25. 7 = Interpretive two pieces of granite, and is
programs & talks: ∑ nps.gov/fdrm based on a line from his “I Have Veterans Memorial
a Dream” speech: “Out of a
The memorial to President mountain of despair, a stone Map B4. 21st St & Constitution Ave, NW.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is a of hope”. The memorial is set in Tel (202) 426-6841. q Foggy Bottom.
mammoth park of four granite a quiet and reflective space Open 24 hours; rangers are on hand
open-air rooms, one for each surrounded by Yoshino cherry to answer queries from 9:30am–
11:30pm daily. 8 on request. 7
of Roosevelt’s terms (see p59). blossom trees. ∑ nps.gov/vive
The first room has the visitor A 450-ft (140-m) inscription
center, and a bas-relief of wall contains quotes from Powerful in its symbolism and
Roosevelt’s first inaugural Dr. King’s many sermons and dramatic in its simplicity, this
parade. In the second room is speeches, commemorating memorial consists of two
a sculpture titled Hunger, those who lost their lives during triangular black walls, set into
recalling the hard times of the the Civil Rights movement, and the earth at an angle of 125
Great Depression. A controversial inspiring the modern world. degrees, one end pointing to
statue of Roosevelt in the third the Lincoln Memorial and
room shows the disabled the other to the Washington
president sitting in a wheelchair y Lincoln Memorial Monument. The walls are
hidden by his Navy cape. Map B4. 900 Ohio Drive SW. Tel (202) inscribed with the names of
Dramatic waterfalls cascade 426-6841. q Smithsonian, Foggy the Americans who died in the
into a series of pools in the Bottom. Open 24 hours. 8 on Vietnam War, in chronological
fourth room, which also has request. 7 = ∑ nps.gov/linc order from 1959 to 1975.
a statue of Roosevelt’s wife, The site is covered by tokens
Eleanor, and a relief of his The Lincoln Memorial is one of of remembrance placed by
funeral cortege carved into Washington’s most awe-inspiring veterans and their families –
the granite wall. The water sights, with the seated figure of poems, pictures, toys, and
symbolizes the peace that President Abraham Lincoln in flowers – making this one of
Roosevelt was so eager to his Neo-Classical “temple,” the most moving memorials on
achieve before his death. looming over a reflecting pool. the Mall. A more conventional
The site chosen for the memorial was added in 1984 –
monument was a swamp, and a statue of three soldiers.
t Martin Luther
King, Jr. Memorial
Map B5. 1964 Independence Ave SW.
Tel (888) 484-3373. q Smithsonian.
@ 13. Open 24 hours. Rangers are
on hand to answer queries from
9:30am–11:30pm daily. 7
∑ nps.gov/mlkm/
The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial is located at the
northwest corner of the Tidal
Basin, a stone’s throw from
where his famous “I Have a The Lincoln Memorial, one of Washington’s most visited monuments

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