Capital Beauty |
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While watching the inauguration of the president and all the festivities accompanying it this week, I was reminded that there are some truly beautiful buildings and monuments in the U.S. capital, and some lovely scenery, as well. |
With the exception of the images at Arlington Cemetery, the photos on this page were all taken in Washington, D.C., a city not only rich in history, but filled with impressive architecture, imposing monuments and a place where nature puts on a show that's hard to top every year at cherry blossom time. -- Nancy |
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A tree in full bloom in the garden of the National Cathedral -- the Cathedral can be seen in the background. |
A block of Washinton's unique and colorful row houses. |
Above, sunrise at the Library of Congress -- two photos below, interior of the Library. |
Lion statue outside of Union Station. |
Capitol building |
The grave of French-born architect and engineer, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, sits atop a hill in Arlington Cemetery, overlooking the city he helped design. L'Enfant died in poverty in 1825, his only possessions were some books, maps, surveying instruments and a watch. |
He was buried in a nondescript grave in Maryland. In 1909, at the urging of the French ambassador, L'Enfant's contributions to his adopted country were recognized and, after lying in state in the Capitol rotunda, his remains were re-interred at Arlington. |
In 1911, a monument engraved with his plan for the city was placed on his grave. |
Statue of President Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial |
President Roosevelt and his dog, Fala, at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. The memorial includes a statue of Eleanor Roosevelt, honoring her dedication to the United Nations. It's the only presidential memorial to depict a First Lady. |
The White House |
Statue of President Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Memorial |
Above and below, cherry trees near the Tidal Basin. |
National Cathedral |
National Archives |
National World War II Memorial; below, photos left at the memorial tell one family's story. |
Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
Capitol building, dressed up for the 2013 Inauguration. |
The most visited gravesites in Arlington Cemetery are those of President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. |
Recently, I was going through some boxes of books and came across a book I'd long ago forgotten I had, "Quotations from the Scripture by John Fitzgerald Kennedy." I can't find a date of publication, but it appears to have been compiled after the |
President's death. The quotes were taken from speeches on occasions when he'd quoted or referred to Bible verses, with a note about the context. The quote below was taken from President Kennedy's inaugural address on January 21, 1961. |
Now the trumpet summons us again, not as a call to battle, but a call to bear the burden of a long struggle, year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" - a struggle against the common enemies of man: poverty, disease and war itself. -- JFK |
Since it was the inauguration this week that gave me the idea for this page, it seems fitting to end the page with an inaugural quote. This one references Romans 12:12: |