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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.

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