Washington D.C. Pictures

Hi, everyone today I am writing about two pictures I took in Washington D.C. In 8^th grade I went on the trip. The first picture is of the Washington Monument. This is my favorite picture I took in D.C. I can remember when we were walking around the reflection pool I almost fell in because someone told me not to trip on a pebble. I actually looked and got scared. I was so glad to go on this trip; everybody should get the chance to go at least once in their life to see our wonderful capital. Someone can learn many things going there.  To get a wonderful picture I had to wait for a bunch of students to move out of the way and when they did I took multiple shots.



Here are some facts about the Washington Monument:

·         The monument is a tribute to George Washington for his leadership in the Revolutionary War

·         The monument was built between the years of 1848 and 1884

·         It took so long to build it because lack of funds

·         It stands 555 ft. 5-1/8 inches tall and weighs 81,120 tons

·         The walls range from 15 ft.  to 18 inches

·         The wall is mostly made of white marble

·         In 1996 at least 5 million dollars was donated to restore it and it was finished in 2000

Want more facts about the Washington Monument? Click here to read more.

The second picture I am going to talk about is the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall. When I was in D.C. they told us to look closely at the wall to see the reflection of the soldiers. I fortunately got a really good picture of it. I was so proud.

Here are some facts about the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall:

·         The wall is a tribute to the United States Armed Forces that served in the Korean War

·         There are many different soldiers etched into the wall

·         The wall is made of black granite

·         The wall is 164 ft. long

·         The 19 statues of soldiers that are surrounded by different terrain that was in Korea

·         The soldiers are in a pattern like they were going into battle

For a picture of how that statues are positioned and for more information about the wall click here. For more information on D.C. please click here.

 (Pictures self taken)