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  2. Washington Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Monument is a hollow Egyptian -style stone obelisk with a 500-foot-tall (152.4 m) column surmounted by a 55-foot-tall (16.8 m) pyramidion. Its walls are 15 feet (4.6 m) thick at its base and feet (0.46 m) thick at their top.

  3. Albert Einstein Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Albert Einstein Memorial is a monumental bronze statue by sculptor Robert Berks, depicting Albert Einstein seated with manuscript papers in hand. It is located in central Washington, D.C., United States, in a grove of trees at the southwest corner of the grounds of the National Academy of Sciences at 2101 Constitution Avenue N.W., near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

  4. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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    38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W. /  38.901444°N 77.046167°W  / 38.901444; -77.046167  ( Cleveland Abbe House) Cleveland Abbe, a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service, lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James ...

  5. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring American Civil War general and 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant.It sits at the base of Capitol Hill (Union Square, the Mall, 1st Street NW/SW, between Pennsylvania Avenue and Maryland Avenue), below the west front of the United States Capitol.

  6. Jefferson Memorial - Wikipedia

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    Jefferson Memorial's exterior Jefferson Memorial's interior. The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. It was built between 1939 and 1943 in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the American Revolution, a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party, and the nation's third ...

  7. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Wikipedia

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    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ( USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history. It is dedicated to helping leaders and citizens of the world confront hatred, prevent genocide ...

  8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, and to the era he represents. The memorial is one of two in Washington honoring Roosevelt. Dedicated on May 2, 1997, by President Bill Clinton, the national memorial ...

  9. World War II Memorial - Wikipedia

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    World War II Memorial. /  38.88944°N 77.04056°W  / 38.88944; -77.04056. The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States [1] [2] dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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