Not since 1951, when President Harry Truman spoke before a large gathering on the
Washington Monument grounds to mark the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, has a commander in chief made an Independence Day speech to a sizable crowd on the Mall.
On February 22, 1885, the Philadelphia Press not only published Whitman's poem to mark the occasion of the dedication of the
Washington Monument, but featured an account of the official ceremonies that had taken place the previous day: "A raw penetrating wind blew across the Potomac Flats this morning and chilled to the marrow about 5000 people who had assembled around the monument." When Ohio Senator John Sherman addressed the shivering crowd, he declared, "The monument speaks for itself--simple in form, admirable in proportions, composed of enduring marble and granite....It is the most imposing, costly and appropriate monument ever erected in honor of one man." (46) Following the speeches and the parade, President Chester Arthur accepted the monument on behalf of the nation.
A lovely couple at the
Washington Monument asked me to take their picture and later, a second group from Argentina asked me for directions to the National Air and Space Museum.
Three hours later, the space shuttle and jumbo soared over the
Washington Monument and the White House.
As a result of the August 23, 2011 earthquake that rocked the east coast of the United States, the
Washington Monument suffered damages that the National Park Service did not have the funds to repair.
After introductory chapters on semiotics in general and other analyses of American culture and society, he briefly explains the cultural meanings attached to these icons and uses specific disciplines and theories of cultural criticism to explain their importance, such as Disneyland according to Freud, the Mall of America through the perspective of Baudrillard, and the
Washington Monument through ideas of Barthes.
The
Washington Monument, which sustained cracking, and the Washington National Cathedral were among the national monuments that sustained damage in the 5.8-magnitude earthquake Aug.
Obama delivered remarks in the Blue Room of the White House against a backdrop of the soaring white obelisk of the
Washington monument on the National Mall.
The fixed rate, non-recourse construction-permanent loan will be used to finance the 218-unit apartment building that will feature such amenities as a rooftop pool with views of the Capitol and the
Washington Monument, a fitness center, and 160 below-grade parking spaces, located at 443 New York Avenue, in the Mount Vernon Triangle.
Photos of Valk and company with duct tape over their mouths and the
Washington Monument in the background have become a symbol of the march, and nearly everyone involved in planning the weekend's events agrees it was the youth turnout that made the National Equality March a success.
The museum, located just off the National Mall near the
Washington Monument, is a popular tourist attraction and draws about 1.7 million visitors each year.