Washington, DC - At Christmas - Part II

Pictures enlarge if you click on them.Abraham Lincoln National Memorial

I had lots of free airfare tickets from Southwest Airlines that were about to expire. So Catherine and I took vacation time and went to see Washington DC at Christmas. I have been to Washington DC many times on business and for pleasure and Catherine visited there once without me, but we had never been there together.

Abraham Lincoln National Memorial

Catherine on the National Mall in Washington DC

View of the National Mall in Washington DC from the steps of the U.S. Capital Building

The Christmas tree in front of the U.S. Capital Building is called the "People's Tree"

View of the National Mall in Washington DC from the Abraham Lincoln National Memorial

View from the Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington House

Smithsonian Institution

America's national educational facility with 19 museums, 9 research centers and over 140 affiliate museums around the world.

Garden at the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

If you would like to see more pictures from our trip to Washington, DC with the Christmas lights up, please check: Washington DC - Part III.

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Washington, D.C. - Part II

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National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

Sol LeWitt (American, born 1928), Four-Sided Pyramid, 1999, first installation 1997, concrete blocks and mortar.

Designed to offer year-round enjoyment the garden is one of the preeminent locations on the National Mall.  The National Gallery Sculpture Garden includes seventeen works from the Gallery's collection as well as loans for special exhibitions.

The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden ice-skating rink.

Alexander Calder (American, 1898–1976), Cheval Rouge (Red Horse), 1974, painted sheet metal.

Stainless steel tree by Roxy Paine.

Abraham Lincoln's Top Hat

President Lincoln wore this top hat to Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, the night he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.  When I was in Washington, D.C. I also went to the National Museum of American History where they had an exhibit on Abraham Lincoln.  This photo was a little blurry, so I edited the photo to only have the center in color.

A replica of the Berlin Wall and also some small pieces of the actual wall.

The National Museum of the American Indian Building

It is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.  The building is clad in a golden-colored Kasota limestone designed to evoke natural rock formations shaped by wind and water over thousands of years.  The museum’s architect and project designer is the Canadian Douglas Cardinal (Blackfoot); its design architects are GBQC Architects of Philadelphia and architect Johnpaul Jones (Cherokee/Choctaw). Disagreements during construction led to Cardinal's being removed from the project, but the building retains his original design intent. His continued input enabled its completion.

The National Museum of the American Indian Building

Interior of the National Museum of the American Indian

The National Museum of the American Indian

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Interior of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport