The World War II Memorial, designed by architect Friedrich St. Florian, is located on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. The World War 2 Memorial was dedicated on May 29, 2004 by President George W. Bush to honor the 16 million Americans that served in the Armed Forces during World War II and the more than 400,000 Americans that died during that conflict. The memorial is built from granite with bronze statuary, wreaths and panels. The National World War II Memorial takes up the site of the old Rainbow Pool at the eastern end of the Reflecting pool on the National Mall. There are 56 granite pillars that represent the 48 United States from 1945 and the Territory of Hawaii, the Territory of Alaska, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. There are two 43 foot high arches that represent the Pacific Theater of war and the Atlantic Theater of war that are on opposite sides of the Rainbow Pool. The Freedom wall is on the western side of the memorial and features 4,000 gold stars representing the over 400,000 American that died in the conflict. The World War Two Memorial is run by the National Park Service and covers 7.4 acres. The National World War II Memorial is bordered by 17th Street to the East and the Reflecting Pool to the West. The closest subway stop is the Smithsonian Metro stop. You can also use the Arlington Cemetery Metro Stop and walk across Memorial Bridge.
World War II Memorial Washington DC ©Jim Roth
The Lincoln Memorial, designed by architect Henry Bacon, is located on the far west end of the National Mall in Washington, DC and was dedicated May 30, 1922 by Chief Justice William Howard Taft to honor the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln Memorial is built from Yule Marble, Indiana Limestone and Colorado Marble. This Greek Doric style temple is 100 feet high, 119 feet wide and 190 feet long. There are 36 surrounding Doric columns representing the 36 states of the Union at the time of Lincoln's death. Inside the Lincoln Memorial is a 19 foot seated statue of President Abraham Lincoln which was designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French. The Gettysburg address and President Lincoln's second inaugural speech are engraved on the inside walls of the Lincoln Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial is run by the National Park Service and covers 107 acres. The Lincoln Memorial is bordered by Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue. The closest subway stop is Arlington Cemetery. You can also use the Foggy Bottom - GWU or the Smithsonian metro stops but they are farther away.
Above I just mentioned the major hop-on and hop-off tour buses around the National Mall.. There are many other Washington DC tours around the area. These include the Monuments by Moonlight Tour, the DC by Foot Tour, the Ghost Tours of Georgetown and Ghost Tours of Alexandria, DC Ducks Tour, Segway Washington DC Tours, Washington DC Cruises on the Potomac, and various Washington DC Walking Tours. About.com has a nice page about these tours. by About.com.
Before we get into the details of the monuments lets first talk about some Washington DC Tours around the monuments and memorials. The National Mall area which includes Smithsonian Museums and the Monuments and Memorials is about two miles long between the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial. It takes a lot of time and energy to walk the whole National Mall. Here is a . So I wanted to mention several good Washington DC Tour Operators that have all day re-boarding near all the Monuments, Memorials and Smithsonian Museums on the National Mall. I provide links to these tour operators sites. Please read the fine print. Pay attention to where they stop, where you have to start your tour and how many days you can use the ticket for re-boarding. Also look at the times of the last pickups some are fairly early. Some Washington tour tickets can be used for one day and some can be used for two days for the same price. Sometimes it will save you a lot of money to find which tour operators let you re-board for two days, if you are planning to be in Washington DC for that long. Most two day tour tickets require that you use them on consecutive days. looks like it has 19 stops from Union Station near the Capitol to Arlington Nation Cemetary. They are officially authorized by the National Park Service and can stop right next to many of the Monuments and Memorials. Look at Tourmobile Sightseeing's one or two day unlimited on/off passes. offers all day re-boarding and has several loops you can take. Old Town Trolley Tours also allows you to start you tour and get on at any on the 19 tour stops. they have 2 Day Unlimited On/Off the bus tickets bus starts from Union Station they have some seasonal courtesy hotel pickup. Please check the tour sites above directly for the exact details.
my weekends walking around and visiting all the great museums, monuments and memorials on the National Mall. As you can see from the table above lots of people agree with me. On this page I have assembled the eight most popular monuments and memorials in Washington DC. All these Monuments and Memorials are on or near the west end of the National Mall near the Potomac River about two miles away from the U.S. Capital that is at the far east end of the National Mall.. All of these memorials are managed by the National Park Service, except the Arlington National Cemetery which is managed by the Department of the Army. To view a map of the monuments and memorials mentioned in this article visit . For more on from the National Park Service.
Whenever I think of Washington DC I think of the National Mall and all the sights around it. I lived in Washington DC for three years just four blocks south of the National Mall and I enjoyed spending
Washington DC Monuments and Memorials - Most Popular
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