Washington, D.C. Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== National Mall and Tidal Basin ==== [[File:Aerial view National Mall 12 2014 DC 711.JPG|thumb|[[National Mall]], a landscaped park extending from the [[Lincoln Memorial]] to the [[United States Capitol]]]] [[File:Vietnam Veterans Memorial reflection.jpg|thumb|The [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]], designed by [[Maya Lin]], was initially controversial for its lack of heroic iconography, a departure from earlier memorial designs.]] The [[National Mall]] is a park near [[Downtown (Washington, D.C.)|Downtown Washington]] that stretches nearly two miles from the [[Lincoln Memorial]] to the [[United States Capitol]]. The mall often hosts [[List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.|political protests]], concerts, festivals, and [[United States presidential inauguration|presidential inaugurations]]. The Capitol grounds host the ''[[National Memorial Day Concert]]'', held each [[Memorial Day]], and ''[[A Capitol Fourth]]'', a concert held each [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]]. Both concerts are broadcast across the country on [[PBS]]. In the evening on the Fourth of July, the park hosts a large [[fireworks]] show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington, DC, Fourth of July Celebration (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalmall4th/index.htm |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320154430/https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalmall4th/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Washington Monument]] and the [[Jefferson Pier]] are near the center of the mall, south of the [[White House]]. Directly northwest of the Washington Monument is [[Constitution Gardens]], which includes a garden, park, pond, and a [[Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence|memorial to the signers]] of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/coga/index.htm|title=Constitution Gardens|access-date=September 9, 2022|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|archive-date=September 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921230547/https://www.nps.gov/coga/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Just north of Constitution Gardens is the [[Lockkeeper's House, C & O Canal Extension|Lockkeeper's House]], which is the second-oldest building on the mall after the White House. The house is operated by the [[National Park Service]] (NPS) and is open to the public. Also on the mall is the [[National World War II Memorial]] at the east end of the [[Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool]]; the [[Korean War Veterans Memorial]]; and the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]].<ref name=nama>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/nama/historyculture/index.htm |title=National Mall & Memorial Parks: History & Culture |access-date=February 18, 2012 |date=September 28, 2006 |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629074322/http://www.nps.gov/nama/historyculture/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> South of the mall is the [[Tidal Basin (District of Columbia)|Tidal Basin]], a human-made reservoir surrounded by pedestrian paths lined by Japanese cherry trees. Every spring, millions of cherry blossoms bloom, attracting visitors from across the world as part of the annual [[National Cherry Blossom Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Cherry Trees |url=http://www.nps.gov/cherry/cherry-blossom-history.htm |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=August 19, 2011 |archive-date=August 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805101552/http://www.nps.gov/cherry/cherry-blossom-history.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial]], [[George Mason Memorial]], [[Jefferson Memorial]], [[Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial]], and the [[District of Columbia War Memorial]] are around the Tidal Basin.<ref name=nama /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page