The National Mall & Memorial Parks (NPS), Washington, D.C
Including the National Mall's monuments and memorials administered by the National Parks Service (NPS)
A brief history;
- The National Mall is a grand national park in central Washington, D.C, the capital of the United States.
- The urban park is administered by the National Park Service (NPS), which is part of the larger National Mall and Memorial Parks unit.
- Officially the National Mall encompasses Constitution Gardens & West Potomac Park but it is more commonly referred to as covering the entire area from it's western-most point, the Lincoln Memorial all the way to the United States Capitol at it's eastern most-point, with the Washington Monument providing the central point.
Here is a list of memorials and monuments which are maintained by the National Park Service (NPS) within the boundary of the National Mall;
- Washington Monument
- National World War II Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial & Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
- Constitution Gardens
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- George Mason Memorial
- DC War Memorial
Aerial view looking westwards along the National Mall in Washington including the WWII Memorial, Lincoln Memorial & Reflecting Pool
Beautiful autumnal vista looking westwards along Elm Walk, National Mall, Washington DC
Beautiful view looking westwards along the National Mall in Washington DC including the sun setting behing the Lincoln Memorial
Spring vista looking eastwards along Elm Walk on the National Mall in Washington DC
If you would like to see more of my photography from the National Mall in Washington, D.C please visit these galleries;
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