The District of Columbia War Memorial in Constitution Gardens, Washington DC.
The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I. The memorial stands in West Potomac Park slightly off Independence Avenue in a grove of trees. Designed by Washington architect Frederick H. Brooke, with Horace W. Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth as associate architects, the District of Columbia War Memorial is in the form of a 47 foot ( m) tall circular, domed, peristyle Doric temple. Resting on concrete foundations, the 4 foot ( m) high marble base defines a platform, 43 feet 5 inches ( m) in diameter, intended for use as a bandstand. Preserved in the cornerstone of the District of Columbia World War Memorial is a list of 26,000 Washingtonians who served in the Great War. Inscribed on the base are the names of the 499 District of Columbia citizens who lost their lives in the war, together with medallions representing the branches of the armed forces. Twelve 22 foot ( m) tall fluted Doric marble columns support the entablature and dome. (Notes from Wikipedia)
Size: 5129px × 3419px
Location: Independence Avenue, Constitution Gardens, Washington DC, United States.
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