The National Gallery of Art is defined by the massive West Building, a neoclassical structure clad in Tennessee pink marble that was once the largest marble building in the world. Established by an act of Congress in nineteen thirty-seven,…
National Mall
This stroll across America's most famous civic space takes you from the world-class museums of the east end to the iconic stone monument and memorials honoring our history.
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1. National Gallery of Art
2. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum is defined by four massive, marble-clad cubes connected by three steel-and-glass atria. Opened on the National Mall in nineteen seventy-six, this building was designed by architect Gyo Obata to hold entire…
3. Smithsonian Castle
The Smithsonian Institution Building is a fortress of red Seneca sandstone, set apart by its nine towers, pointed arches, and crenellated battlements. Designed by architect James Renwick Junior and completed in eighteen fifty-five, this…
4. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is recognized by the distinct green dome that rises above its massive, Neoclassical exterior on the north side of the National Mall. It opened in nineteen ten to house the federal…
5. Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a stone obelisk that rises five hundred fifty-five feet into the air. Its exterior is composed of white marble, and it sits prominently on the National Mall as a tribute to the first president of the United…
6. World War II Memorial
The World War II Memorial features fifty-six granite pillars arranged in a wide semicircle, each seventeen feet tall and topped with bronze wreaths of oak and wheat. Located on the National Mall, this memorial occupies the ground once held…
7. Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial rises as a massive neoclassical temple of white Colorado Yule marble at the western end of the National Mall. Designed by architect Henry Bacon and modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, the structure features…