• Arlington Cemetery photography - this page gives an insight into what / where I have taken photographs within the military cemetery including a gallery of images below.

• Featuring striking and poignant imagery of simple marble headstones which cover the rolling hills of the military cemetery and stunning views of Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial).

• Please take a look at my photograph gallery below.

• If you would like to see more of my Arlington Cemetery photography at full-size and resolution and or/are interested in purchasing a photograph/s please visit my photography portfolio on Adobe Stock by clicking on the link provided: Liberty Photo Art Adobe Stock Portfolio

Please take a look at my Arlington Cemetery photography by visiting my portfolio on Adobe Stock :

Liberty Photo Art Adobe Stock Portfolio

If you are interested in seeing other internal galleries featuring Arlington Cemetery photography please click on the sub-pages below :

• Iwo Jima Statue
• Memorial Amphitheater
• Cityscapes overlooking DC from Arlington House

A brief history military cemetery to accompany my Arlington Cemetery photography

• Arlington National Cemetery is a military cemetery dating back to the American Civil War.

• The land had being previously owned by George Washington Parke Custis, wo was grandson of Martha Washington and step-grandson of George Washington. Custis left the 1,100-acre property to her daughter who married Robert E. Lee.

• Robert E. Lee was a General in the Confedorate Army but once he left home (Arlington House) to lead the Virginia's armed forces the land was confiscated by the Union for a military cemetery.

• At the end of the Civil War in 1865, 16,000 soldiers were buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

• There have been around another 300,000 veterans who have joined them since.

• Simple marble headstones mark the graves of the soldiers, the focus of the cemetery is the Tomb of the Unknowns, honoring the thousands of unidentified soldiers who died in battle.