Washington DC – the architecture
There are a number of iconic buildings in Washington DC. The Capitol features everywhere from teatowels to snow cones and there is no doubt about its classical proportions – it is an impressive building.
The Smithsonian Institution began as a private collection and its first building still houses part of the collection – mainly ethnographic material from the Africas. Known as ‘the castle’ this red-brick building still has a lovely proportion to it. And the flower garden is stunning in Spring.
The entrance – part medieval, part romanesque still bears the inscription of the institution’s name.
Sadly, my stated ‘one nice thing’ won’t happen as advertised – the National Museum of American History is closed for renovations and won’t re-open before 2008. So I’ll have to rethink this a bit.
Perhaps I can console myself with some popcorn from one of these delightful stands along The Mall.
Other buildings include the impressive Jefferson Memorial overlooking the Potomac
Are we there yet?
And the quirky side might just emerge tomorrow 🙂
Cheers
Jerry
Comment by Victoria
Thank you for showing Washington. I haven’t visited it for a long time and I miss it.
Posted on May 11, 2007 at 10:36 am