DK Travel : Washington, D.C. : Top 10 Statues

Washington, D.C. : Top 10 Statues

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1. Abraham Lincoln

The marble vision dominates Lincoln’s memorial.
2. Neptune Fountain

Roland Hinton Perry created this grouping at the Library of Congress.
3. Albert Einstein

This 1979 bronze by Robert Berks shows the great thinker in front of the National Academy of Sciences.
4. Benjamin Franklin

Jacques Jouvenal’s statue at the Old Post Office honors Franklin’s creation of the US Postal Service.
5. First Division Monument

A shining tribute to the First Infantry Division of World War I.
6. Andrew Jackson

This heroic equestrian statue was created by Clark Mills in 1853.
7. Winston Churchill

A 1966 sculpture by William M McVey symbolizes the friendship between Britain and the US (see Dumbarton Oaks).
8. Grant Memorial

This magnificent grouping took Henry Merwin Shrady 20 years to complete (see Ulysses S. Grant Memorial).
9. Theodore Roosevelt

Paul Manship’s work shows the president gesticulating to his listeners.
10. Joan of Arc

This 1922 work was a gift from the women of France to the women of the US.