Fine Art Photos from the Martin Luther King Memorial West Potomac Park

Photographs from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

A brief history:

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was an American pastor, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

King is famous for the organised 1963 march on Washington, D.C, where he delivered his "I have a dream speech" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. There, he established himself as one of the great orators in American History.

After his assassination in 1968, King was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom & Congressional Gold Medal.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the first memorial to be dedicated to an African-American & only the fourth non-presidential memorial.

Photographs include the:

The Stone of Hope

Mountain of Despair

Emerging statue of Martin Luther King out of the "Stone of Hope" by Lei Yixin

Inscription Wall with excerpts from speeches of King's in chronological order on an ellipitical wall

Spring view through the iconic Yoshino cherry blossoms in peak bloom around the Tidal Basin looking towards the statue of Dr. King at the Martin Luther King Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Striking view of the colossal carved statue of Dr. King emerging from the "Stone of Hope" (stone tablet), Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington DC

Close-up of the colossal Dr. King Statue, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Autumnal view of the South Wall of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial including excerpts from some of his famous speeches, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

View of the controversial stern expression afforded to the carved statue of Dr. King which depicts King emerging from the "Stone of Hope" out of the "Mountain of Despair", Martin Luther King Memorial, DC

Summer view showing the carved statue of Martin Luther King emerging from a stone tablet (Stone of Hope) with two further stone tablets behind representing the "Mountain of Despair", Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Close-up of the stern expression of Dr. King from the statue emerging from the Stone of Hope, Martin Luther King, Washington DC

Beautiful autumn view from across the Tidal Basin looking towards the site of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at the north-west side of West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Close-up of the controversial stern expression upon the colossal statue of Dr. King at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington DC

View of the beginning of the South Wall at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Night-time vista of the iconic Statue of Dr. King emerging from the Stone of Hope at the MLK Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Grand view of the Martin Luther King statue emerging from the Stone of Hope in misty weather with the Yoshino cherry blossoms in peak bloom, MLK Memorial, Washington DC

View of the striking Statue of Dr. King emerging from the Stone of Hope in foggy weather, MLK Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Striking central figure of Martin Luther King emerging from the "Stone of Hope" constructed from shrimp pink granite and designed by Lei Yixin, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Grand view of the stern expression etched on the face of the Martin Luther King statue, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Eastern entrance into to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial via the Potomac River Tidal Basin including the prominent figure of Dr. King emerging from the "Stone of Hope" and ornamental plantings, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Beautiful view of the statue of Martin Luther King through the iconic cherry blossom at peak bloom, Martin Luther King Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial official inscription created by master carver Nick Benson, West Potomac Park, Washington DC

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