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The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., southwest of the National Mall. The national memorial is America's 395th unit in the National Park Service. The monumental memorial is located at the northwest corner of the Tidal Basin near the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, on a sightline linking the Lincoln Memorial to the northwest and the Jefferson Memorial to the southeast. The official address of the monument, 1964 Independence Avenue, S.W., commemorates the year the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law.Covering four acres and including a granite statue of King by sculptor Lei Yixin, the memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction. A ceremony dedicating the Memorial was scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 but was postponed until October 16 (the 16th anniversary of the 1995 Million Man March on the National Mall) due to Hurricane Irene.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C., United States. It is a long and large rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly east of the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool. Part of the iconic image of Washington, the reflecting pool hosts many of the 24 million visitors a year who visit the National Mall. It is lined by walking paths and shade trees on both sides. Depending on the viewer's vantage point, it dramatically reflects the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall's trees, and/or the expansive sky.
The Vietnam Women's Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War, most of whom were nurses. It serves as a reminder of the importance of women in the conflict. It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded soldier. It is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and is located on National Mall in Washington D.C., a short distance south of The Wall, north of the Reflecting Pool.It was designed by Glenna Goodacre and dedicated on November 11, 1993.
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Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall is a women’s dormitory on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1987 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.HistoryThe building was designed by A.B. Trowbridge and Waldron Faulkner in the Colonial Revival style and completed in 1934. The Charles H. Tompkins Company built the structure, which was dedicated on May 7, 1937. The building is named for Hattie Maria Corrin Strong, the second wife of Henry A. Strong who was a co-founder and the first president of the Eastman Kodak Company. She served as a University Trustee and donated $200,000 for a women's dormitory in 1934. An inscription on the north wall of the building reads: “Erected by a woman’s altruism and understanding. Dedicated to the growth of the human spirit that God and the State may be served by noble women.”ArchitectureStrong Hall is a seven-story building and measures 128ft wide and 38ft deep. The exterior is faced with red brick and is massed into three vertical sections. The middle section is one-story taller than the two side sections. Stylized pergola composed of brick sits on top of the side sections. Between the first and second floors and the fifth and sixth floors is a belt course of concrete.
The Three Soldiers is a bronze statue on the Washington, DC National Mall commemorating the Vietnam War. It was created and designed to complement the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, by adding a more traditional component to the Memorial.Sculpture design, symbolism and combat equipmentThis well-known sculpture by Frederick Hart portrays three young uniformed American soldiers. While the military attire is meant to be symbolic and general in nature, the combat equipment displayed represents the figures as serving in either the U.S. Army, or U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.Of the three men, the lead figure (in the middle) represents a Marine, as he wears a Type M-1955 body armor vest, which was worn exclusively by Marines in Vietnam. He is armed only with a Colt M1911A1.45 caliber automatic pistol, which is carried in a Government Issue (GI) M-1916 leather pistol holster, positioned on the right hip. The M-1916 holster is attached to an M-1956 GI pistol belt, and a small GI.45 pistol magazine pouch is carried on the belt's left front. The Marine wears a body-armor vest (but no shirt), along with Tropical Combat trousers and boots; he wears no headgear. Like his comrades, he carries a pair of plastic GI 1-quart canteens, carried in two M-1956 canteen covers that are attached to his pistol belt, and situated at the rear center hip.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It commemorates those who served in the Korean War.
El Monumento a Lincoln, situado en uno de los extremos horizontales del National Mall de Washington D. C., Estados Unidos, es un monumento conmemorativo creado para honrar la memoria del presidente Abraham Lincoln. El edificio tiene forma de templo griego dórico, y tiene una gran escultura de Abraham Lincoln sentado e inscripciones de dos conocidos discursos de Lincoln. En este monumento han tenido lugar muchos discursos importantes, incluyendo el de Martin Luther King "Yo tengo un sueño", que fue pronunciado el 28 de agosto de 1963 durante la manifestación al final de la Marcha en Washington por el Trabajo y la Libertad.Al igual que otros monumentos del National Mall, incluyendo el cercano Monumento a los Veteranos del Vietnam, el Monumento a los Veteranos de la Guerra de Corea y el Monumento Nacional a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el monumento a Lincoln está administrado por el Servicio Nacional de Parques de Estados Unidos bajo el grupo Parques del National Mall y Monumentos. El Monumento a Lincoln se unió a la lista del Registro Nacional de Sitios Históricos el 15 de octubre de 1966. Está abierto al público desde las 8 de la mañana hasta medianoche todo el año, salvo el día 25 de diciembre.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool adalah kolam pantulan terbesar di Washington, D.C., AS. Kolam ini berbentuk segi empat panjang dan besar dan terletak di National Mall, tepat di timur Lincoln Memorial, dengan Washington Monument di sebelah timurnya. Sebagai bagian dari simbol terkenal Washington, kolam ini setiap tahunnya dikunjungi oleh setidaknya 24 juta orang yang mengunjungi National Mall. Sejajar dengan kolam terdapat jalur pejalan kaki dan pohon peneduh di kedua sisinya. Tergantung sudut pandang orang yang melihatnya, permukaan kolam ini secara dramatis memantulkan bayangan Monumen Washington, Lincoln Memorial, pepohonan di Mall, dan/atau langit yang membentang luas. Kolam ini dirancang oleh Henry Bacon. Pembangunannya dilakukan pada tahun 1922 dan 1923 setelah peresmian Lincoln Memorial. Panjangnya kira-kira 618 m dan lebarnya 51 m. Kedalaman kolam pada bagian pinggir kira-kira 46 cm dan 76 cm pada bagian tengah. Kolam ini berisi kira-kira 25.500.000 liter air.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C., United States. It is a long and large rectangular pool located on the National Mall, directly east of the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument to the east of the reflecting pool. Part of the iconic image of Washington, the reflecting pool hosts many of the 24 million visitors a year who visit the National Mall. It is lined by walking paths and shade trees on both sides. Depending on the viewer's vantage point, it dramatically reflects the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall's trees, and/or the expansive sky.
The National Academy of Sciences is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine .As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to the National Academies is one of the highest honors in the scientific field. Members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation" on science, engineering, and medicine. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.Founded in 1863 as a result of an Act of Congress that was approved by Abraham Lincoln, the NAS is charged with "providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and technology. … to provide scientific advice to the government 'whenever called upon' by any government department. The Academy receives no compensation from the government for its services."
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the main offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. It is located at 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C. The building, designed in the stripped classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and completed in 1937. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dedicated the building on October 20, 1937.The building was named after Marriner S. Eccles (1890–1977), Chairman of the Federal Reserve under President Roosevelt, by an Act of Congress on October 15, 1982. Previously it had been known as the Federal Reserve Building.Architectural competitionFrom 1913 to 1937, the Federal Reserve Board met in the United States Treasury building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., while employees were scattered across three locations throughout the city. In response to the Banking Act of 1935, which centralized control of the Federal Reserve System and placed it in the hands of the Board, the Board decided to consolidate its growing staff in a new building, to be sited on Constitution Avenue and designed by an architect selected through an invited competition.