CounterPunch2d
Welcome to Washington: On the Eve of the Inauguration, Monumental Advice
I love watching the brides pose for photos by the Lincoln Memorial and the teenagers wriggle through TikTok choreography near ...
Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant drew up designs for ...
A D.C. artist’s glowing monuments to Black lives
Tsedaye Makonnen’s ethereal pillars at the African Art Museum pay tribute to victims of violence and the perils of migration.
The Suburban10d
Melanie Reffes: Monuments, museums, and a big white house — Exploring Washington, DC
Although party politics and a tumultuous election may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, there is another side to Washington, DC ...
WUSA9d
Women's suffrage monument coming to the National Mall
WASHINGTON — A new monument is in the works for the National Mall. Over the weekend, President Joe Biden signed a law allowing the Women's Suffrage National Monument to be built. The bill was ...
Washington Examiner6d
Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
It wasn’t until the early 1830s that serious planning commenced for the Washington Monument, Washington’s first major memorial, which owed its origins to L’Enfant’s drawings. After the ...