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5 days ago · Standing tall at 555 feet, the Washington Monument is a magnificent obelisk situated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This iconic structure was erected in honor of George Washington, who valiantly led the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and later became the first President of the United States. The construction of ...
1 day ago · A group had been founded in 1833 to create a memorial to George Washington. After years of little action, the city and the Washington Monument Association of the City of New York chose a site and ...
2 days ago · The meaning of LAUS DEO is praise (be) to God.
2 days ago · Laus Deo. Laus Deo (Praise [be] to God) is engraved on the capstone of the Washington Monument in 5-1/8" high lettering, facing east, 555 feet above ground level.
2 days ago · Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., is a powerful tribute to one of the most influential leaders in the American civil rights movement. This memorial, inspired by a line from Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, “Out of the mountain of despair, a ...
2 days ago · The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a national memorial centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore ( Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, United States. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed the sculpture, called Shrine of Democracy, [2] and ...
3 days ago · Activists, affiliated with the organization March for the Martyrs, plan to hold a rally and march in Washington, DC, April 27, to denounce the persecution of Christians around the world. Demonstrators plan to gather at the Constitution Gardens in the National Mall, starting at 15:00 for a rally.
