Unlimited Bike tour - the best way to see Washington D.C.'s Monuments.

Описание: Unlimited Biking
Address: 998 Maine Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024
https://www.unlimitedbiking.com/washi...

One of the best ways to see DC is on two wheels, so I walked down to unlimited biking on the wharf to get on a new electric bike. before I knew it I was cruising with my personal guide Ignacio past the epic monuments that celebrate this capital city. First up was the least visited and most interesting to me, the Franklin D Roosevelt memorial, which uses negative presses in Iron to illustrate the benefits and drawbacks of social policies like the new deal that Roosevelt implemented to save America from the great depression. It's also the only monument done in red granite that was shipped from the Dakotas, and the only with a statue of the first lady. But mostly it's the attention to detail that haunts me. Like the handprints burned into the great depression door as if someone had said goodbye to their home.

Next up is the most beautiful monument, the Martin Luther King memorial, where the statue of Dr. King seems ripped out of the very mountain he speaks from. The towering statue is purposefully left unfinished, as was the message Dr. King was trying to deliver.

Then there was the solemn, beautiful and haunting Korean war monument, which is the newest addition to the city, and is almost complete. No matter where you stand here there is at least one soldier looking at you, which is extremely poignant.

The next up is a big one, the famous Lincoln memorial which is quite powerful. If you are mindful, look down and find the exact spot that Dr. Martin Luther King stood to give his famous I have a dream speech. It's mind blowing to think about.

Next, the Vietnam memorial which has some of the most unique features. First, it's the only monument that shows soldiers with their weapons, second, it's the only monument that honors women, each representing a virtue as hope, faith and charity. The wall itself has a fascinating history. Maya Lin, a 21 year old student, beat out 1400 applicants to design the wall by meeting the criteria perfectly: It had to be reflective, subdued, contain all the names of those who died, and make no political statement. While controversial at the time, she perfectly delivered on all those criteria, especially with the names, which start and end with the first and last person to die in the war meeting in the middle. Truly monumental.

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