Washington
Monument
-Honors George Washington
and his accomplishments as a
Founding Father of the
United States
-555’ 5 1/8” Tall
- 2 colors: construction
stopped during the Civil War,
and had to get different stone
to finish
Lincoln Memorial
-There are 36 pillars
around the Lincoln
Memorial to represent the
36 states that were in the
Union when Lincoln died.
This represents how he
held the Union together
during his presidency.
-Statue is 19 ft. tall
-Inside the Lincoln
Memorial are inscribed
the “Gettysburg Address”
and his “2nd Inaugural
Address”
Jefferson Memorial
- Author of the Declaration of
Independence and Founding Father
of the United States
-Statue is 19 ft. tall
- On the statue of Jefferson, he is
holding a “copy” of the Declaration
of Independence, there is a stack of
books representing him being the
founder of the University of Virginia
and his belief in education, and corn
to represent the agriculture of
Virginia (his home state) and his
belief in agriculture to represent the
United States economy
FDR Memorial
- Four “Rooms” at the memorial that
represent his four terms
- each room has something that
represents that major event(s) of
that term
-Room 1 (Term 1) represents the Great
Depression, with “soup lines”
- Room 2 (Term 2) represents his plan
to get out of the Great Depression,
called the “New Deal”
- Room 3 (Term 3) represents uniting
the country during WWII and his
fireside chats
- Room 4 (Term 4) honors him as
president of the United States, along
with influential First Lady Eleanor
Roosevelt
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
-The most recent monument
built in Washington DC (2011)
- honors the life of Martin Luther
King, Jr. and his involvement for
civil rights for all Americans
- the monument is around 30 ft
tall
- The memorial is symbolic from
a quote that is etched, “Out of
the mountain of despair, a stone
of hope.”
Iwo Jima Memorial
Marines
-Honors all Marines who have
served the United States dating
back to 1775
- Iwo Jima is representation of
the United States taking over
islands in the Pacific during
WWII, that helped lead to the
end of the WWII
- The statue is from an iconic
photo taken after the battle, of
soldiers raising the American
Flag on the small island
- Inscribed on the monument are
the battles/ engagements that
the Marines have been involved
in throughout our nations
history
Korean Memorial
- Statues are over 7 ft. tall
and 19 of them
- War was fought to stop
the spread of
Communism
(Containment)
- The statues represent all
branches of the armed
forces, and all
nationalities who fought
in the war
-A granite wall is to the
left of the statues that
inscribe pictures of
soldiers from the war
Vietnam Memorial Wall
-Over 58,272 names on the wall
(approx. 1,200 names are listed
as missing)
- polished black granite wall (over
10 ft at its highest point)
- Vietnam War lasted from 19591974
- Part of the containment policy
to stop the spread of
Communism
World War II Memorial
- Built to honor all men and women
who served in the military during
WWII
- Honor Flights arrive throughout the
year so many WWII Veterans can see
the memorial
- Sections of the monument cover the
2 “theatres” of the war: The Atlantic
and the Pacific
- Each state is represented in the
monument, as well as territories
- Within in the monument there is a
wall with gold stars. Each gold star
represents 100 servicemen/women
killed during WWII. There are 4,000
gold stars on the wall.
Capitol Building
Legislative Branch
Congress
House of Representatives and Senate
Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
9 members
National Archives
-Inside the National Archives are famous United States documents
- They include: The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and the
Constitution, as well as many others.
- A copy of the Magna Carta is located within the archives
-In case of emergency, an elaborate system of protection is in place where the 3 major
documents can drop below ground in a secure location so the United States can
maintain a working government.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
-Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier
-Protected 24/7
- Honors all who served, and
those who did not return
-Began after World War I
-John F. Kennedy buried at
Arlington
- Eternal Flame at his burial site
- Buried along side his wife,
child
- His brothers also buried at
Arlington
The National Cathedral
- One of the largest
cathedrals in the
world, and one of the
largest structures in
Washington DC
- buried there are
Woodrow Wilson, the
only president buried
in DC, and Helen Keller
- Many major
ceremonies have
occurred in the
cathedral throughout
our nations history