Washington Monument

Today,walking from the Library of Congress

St. John’s Church (Church of the Presidents) and Washington Monument

Looking south 16th and I Streets.

(c)Bill Lebovich, all rights reserved, 2014.

Washington Monument, about 4 am, maybe 15 years ago.

(c)Bill Lebovich, all rights reserved,2014

Architectural bloom

Detail in former library at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery/Museum of American Art.
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Photographing History by Bill Lebovich: Washington Monuments and Robert Mills

Robert Mills, one of the earliest American born professional architects , designed the Washington Monument in Baltimore and later designed the Washington Monument on the National Mall.  For the latter monument, Mills proposed a colonnade around the base of the structure,but it was not erected.  Baltimore, photos 1,2.  Washington,  photo 3, scaffolding going up to repair earthquake damage, photo 4.  (C) Bill Lebovich, 2013.  All rights reserved.