Washington D.C. Memorials Through the Eyes of a Young Teenager

Washington, D.C., the nation's capitol. What do you picture? If there was going to be one area of photographic congruence between our mental images, and what we expected from our young photographer, we thought this would be it.

The Washington Monument - 558 feet of Maryland marble. Although the 897 steps that used to challenge climbers are now closed, the speedy elevator still takes visitors to the best view in town.

The Jefferson Memorial. The third president of the US authored the most famous line in the Declaration of Independence - that "all men are created equal"

Thomas Jefferson's dying wish? That he be remembered.

The Lincoln Memorial's 36 columns represent the 36 states at the time of the memorial's dedication in 1922.

Dedication to the memory of Lincoln and his successful effort to save the country from civil war.

One of the newest memorials, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial captures many of FDR's beliefs.

A simple burning flame marks the JFK memorial in Arlington National Cemetary.

The memorial to the crew of the Shuttle Columbia, in Arlington.

Rows of headstones at Arlington

Cold statues making up part of the Korean War Memorial

Reflections on reflections on the wall at the Korean War Memorial

Inscription at the Korean War Memorial

A portion of the Viet Nam War Memorial

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