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Monumental Washington - An American city that sets it apart from others

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Supreme Court on Capitol Hill (completed in 1935 by Cass Gilbert)

Supreme Court (1935), Washington DC by Graham Hart, on Flickr

Capitol Building (east front)
Capitol Building, Washington DC by Graham Hart, on Flickr

US Treasury
Washington DC: United States Treasury by Graham Hart, on Flickr

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building)
Washington's Library of Congress on Capitol Hill by Graham Hart, on Flickr

Union Station by Daniel Burnham

Washington's Union Station, designed by Daniel Burnham by Graham Hart, on Flickr

Inside Union Stations grand entrance
The grand space that is Washington's Union Station by Graham Hart, on Flickr

Peace Monument

Washington DC: Peace Monument and Capitol dome by Graham Hart, on Flickr

George Gordon Meade Memorial

The George Gordon Meade Memorial, 1927 by Graham Hart, on Flickr
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The National Gallery of Art (John Russell Pope, 1942)
Washington DC: The National Gallery by Graham Hart, on Flickr
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Scottish Rite Temple HQ (John Russell Pope)

House of the Temple (Scottish Rite Temple) by Graham Hart, on Flickr

National Gallery of Art - entrance from Constitution Avenue

Washington DC: National Gallery of Art north entrance and fountain by Graham Hart, on Flickr

From the colonnade of the Jefferson Memorial (by John Russell Pope, 1943)
Washington DC: Circular colonnade of the Jefferson Memorial by Graham Hart, on Flickr

From the platform of the Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument seen through the columns of Lincoln Memorial by Graham Hart, on Flickr

An unusual view of the Capitol, illustrates the classical medium found in so many of the public buildings here
Washington DC: View of the Capitol south wing by Graham Hart, on Flickr

A familiar sight

Washington's Lincoln Memorial: by Graham Hart, on Flickr

Even the offices are clothed in classical drapery
Washington DC: Russell Senate Office by Graham Hart, on Flickr
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Classical indeed..Any pics of the newer architecture like the African-American museum?
Gorgeous, very nice photos from Washington DC :cheers:
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