Archive for the 'Washington D.C.' Category
7-26-08: Washington Nationals Ad (baseball series)
Down the subway station. Up above is the stadium.
Read More..>>7-23-08: A Full House (baseball series)
at the Nationals Park in Washington DC. I guess nobody really cares about the Nationals yet.
Read More..>>7-5-08: Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (center bust) is one of the founding fathers of our country. A very charismatic statesman, everyone in Europe knew him before they’ve even heard of Washington or Jefferson. He was self-thought and educated himself by avidly reading anything he could get his hands on. A true patriot, Franklin helped draft the Declaration of […]
Read More..>>7-3-08: Jefferson Memorial
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. was built in 1930-1943, but the bronze statue was not placed until 1947. Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. On the Southwest wall of the memorial is an excerpt from the Declaration, it reads: “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men […]
Read More..>>7-1-08: Washington Monument
The Washington Monument was built in honor of America’s first president, George Washington. Before becoming a president, Washington was a General in America’s army that fought against the Kingdom of British. After the war, some of his officers urged him to rule America the same way the King ruled England. He declined because he felt […]
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