The monuments in our nation's capital - the great, the inspirational, the moving . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

We're watching the Smithsonian Channel. They're doing a one hour show on the monuments in and around DC.

The FDR Memorial. Who even knows its there?

The Washington Monument.

The Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.

The various war memorials - Viet Nam, WWII, Korea . . . . .

Freedom (does anyone know where this one is?)



What monument affects you the most?

What monument (of the more than 200) stands out for you?









edit to fix typo in title

[leftstreet]

1. The Samuel Gompers monument n/t

[grasswire]

2. smithsonian channel?

I wonder if I get it. What provider do you have, Stinky?

[Stinky The Clown]

14. Verizon's FIOS

It is an HD channel

[NuclearDem]

3. Jack and Bobby's burial sites at Arlington

[handmade34]

4. a bit of wild around DC

[sofa king]

5. My favorite is the original FDR memorial.

Not the one where they have to chase the kids out of the fountains all the time. In an awkward corner of the National Archives block, there sits the memorial Roosevelt chose for himself:

"If they are to put up any memorial to me, I should like it to be placed in the center of that green plot in front of the Archives Building. I should like it to consist of a block about the size (of a desk)."

Just a block of marble the size of a desk.

[Still Sensible]

6. My favorite has always been the Jefferson

standing in there next to the bronze statue is an awesome experience.

[pinboy3niner]

7. The "war memorials" are actually memorials to veterans...

...not memorials to war. Of the major ones on the Mall, only the National WWII Memorial does not include a reference to veterans in its title.

The other two are the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and the Korean War Veterans' Memorial.

[handmade34]

10. Korean Memorial is very moving

WWII is awesome but not as emotional

[Stinky The Clown]

16. I'd have thought everyone knows that

[babylonsister]

8. As a kid, Iwo Jima had a huge impact on me. Later, VN Memorial. nt

[Odin2005]

9. The FDR Memorial, the statue of him in his wheelchair

IMO this is a shrine for all Americans with disabilities.

[Historic NY]

11. I really like FDR's been there 3 times...its sorta envelops you

the Vietnam Wall hits you like a brick...names are still be added...The new World War II memorial is beautiful...the MLK memorial is in construction stage.

http://www.mlkmemorial.org/site/c.hkIUL9MVJxE/b.1190619/k.932C/Site_Location.htm

The Freedom Memorial I'm assuming you mean the African Civil War Memorial?

I've been to most and we discover even a few more each year some long forgotten.

[sufrommich]

12. The Smithsonian Channel? I want that. nt

[pinboy3niner]

13. The African American Civil War Freedom Memorial:

1200 U St. Northwest
Cardozo Metro Station at U St. NW and 12th St. NW

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&cp=27&qe=ZnJlZWRvbSBtZW1vcmlhbCB3YXNoaW5ndG9u&qesig=XhZVUz23rr8ydfP4phQJ6g&pkc=AFgZ2tnGIMCxBEqjWe6qAb8Y3dWLIAFSBOFoALeRBv5-UIta2pgTqKIYkjM3I_0RAtubeZ0xiCRpZFn4jFOU0Q3pVZMfw_abRA&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS368US369&wrapid=tljp1297665129183020&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=freedom+memorial+washington&fb=1&gl=us&hq=freedom+memorial&hnear=Washington+D.C.,+DC&cid=0,0,1189240712158561903&iwloc=lyrftr:transit,0x89b7b7e6111d9cdb:0x78ea6f954c9c00b9&ei=osxYTdrvOISisAPeoOSbDA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=transit-link&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBwQsQUwAA

The website for the Memorial's foundation:
http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/our-story/history.html

[barbtries]

15. i've been to DC only 3 times

and i did not know about the FDR monument - next visit.
i do find myself affected by being there around all that history. Lincoln and vietnam. but what actually brought me to tears was standing at JFK's grave.