Cherry Blossoms 2006: Monuments and Memorials
The following pictures are photos of the Monuments and Memorials I visited on both Monday, March 27th and Saturday, April 1st when I went to see the Cherry Blossoms.
Cherry Blossoms Parking Sign
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- - Washington Monument - - Thomas Jefferson Memorial - - George Mason Memorial - - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial - - National World War II Memorial - - Hains Point/East Potomac Park - - Lincoln Memorial - - Korean Veterans War Memorial - - Vietnam Veterans Memorial - -
Washington Monument
It is hard to visit Washington DC without noticing the Washington Monument. On Saturday, April 1st, they had handed out all of the tickets in less than 30 minutes. It would have been nice going to the top and seeing the cherry blossoms blooming.
View of the Washington Monument from the Jefferson Memorial shortly after sunrise
Washington Monument from the FDR Memorial before peak bloom
Washington Monument from the step of the Lincoln Memorial
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is on the edge of the Tidal Basin. I was able to get some pictures of the memorial at sunrise on March 27th and again on April 1st.
Jefferson Memorial across the tidal basin at sunrise
Outside the Jefferson Memorial.
Silhouette of Jefferson
Statue of Thomas Jefferson
Statue of Thomas Jefferson standing in the glow of the morning sun
Jefferson Memorial from opposite side of the tidal basin with the glow of the morning sun
Back of Jefferson Memorial
Statue of Thomas Jefferson a little later in the morning
Jefferson Memorial across the tidal basin with the cherry blossoms in peak bloom
View of the Jefferson Memorial through the branches of two cherry trees in peak bloom
George Mason Memorial
The George Mason Memorial is located in a small park behind the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The memorial is easily missed. Fans of the George Mason Men's Basketball team beat me to the memorial and had left a sign saying "Final Four".
George Mason statue holding a sign reading "Final Four" after the George Mason University Men's Basketball team made it to the final four.
Daffodils blooming near the George Mason memorial
George Mason Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial
The FDR Memorial is a large memorial along the bank of the Tidal Basin. It is made up of four "rooms" with each one focusing on one of the four terms FDR was in office.
Statue of FDR and his dog, Fala
Statue of Eleanor Roosevelt in the morning sun
Statue of a rural couple
Statue of an urban breadline
Statue of a man listening to a fireside chat on the radio
FDR in a wheel chair
One of the water features in the FDR Memorial
National World War II Memorial
National World War II Memorial is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. It commemorates the sacrifice and celebrates the victory of the WWII generation.
World War II Memorial
World War II Memorial
Fountains in the center of the World War II Memorial
Fountains in the center of the World War II Memorial
Hains Point/East Potomac Park
The newspaper indicated that more than half of the cherry trees are in Hains Point/East Potomac Park. Since I had the time and had never visited Hains Point, I drove through the park on Monday, March 27th. Like the Tidal Basin, the cherry trees were just beginning to bloom. I stopped to take a few pictures of a unique statue called "The Awakening"
Head of The Awakening - Hains Point, East Potomac Park
The Awakening
The Awakening
Plane taking off at National Airport as seen from Hains Point
Lincoln Memorial
On Saturday, April 1st, I decided to walk towards the Lincoln Memorial to see it along with the Korean War and Vietnam War memorials.
Front steps of the Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln statue inside the Lincoln Memorial
Back of the Lincoln Memorial from the Memorial Bridge
Korean Veterans War Memorial
The Korean Veterans War Memorial features nineteen soldiers wearing ponchos on patrol heading up hill. Granite slabs on the ground in front of each soldier represent obstacles the soldier had to overcome. A highly polished granite wall known as the "wall of faces" reflects the soldiers.
Korean Veterans War Memorial
Close-up of one of the soldier statues in the Korean Veteran's War Memorial
Front view of the soldiers.
Reflections in the wall of faces
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial includes the wall, the Three Servicemen statue and the Vietnam Women's Memorial.
Visitors viewing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Names on the Vietnam wall
Reflections in the wall
Vietnam Women's Memorial
Three Servicemen statue
The Vietnam Wall