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Hi everyone welcome to Hipfig's washington
DC series. Today we're gonna be talking
about the National Mall and Memorial
Parks located in Washington DC.
In this video we'll share the most
convenient way to get to the National
Mall, what things for sure you need to
see, and tips to make your visit easier.
So keep watching to see the amazing
National Mall and Memorial Parks. The most
convenient way into DC is by the
Metrorail system. It's affordable and you
don't have to worry about parking.
You can take the orange or blue line and
depending on which end of the Mall you
want to start on. If you want to start
the East End where the Washington
Monument is, get off at the Smithsonian
stop, or if you want to reach at the west
end of the National Mall get off at the
Foggy Bottom stop. Once you're in the National
Mall to get from one end to another you
can take the DC circulator bus which
goes around the National Mall area. The
most iconic memorial park of the
National Mall area is the Lincoln Memorial.
It anchors the National Mall on the
west end. There are 36 huge columns . Each
column signifies states in the United
States at Lincoln's death, however the
funny side is the states were increased
by 48 by the time the monument was
completed.
Hey don't forget to wear good walking
shoes there are 58 steps on the memorial
and eighty seven steps from the memorial
to the reflecting pool. Once you enter
the memorial
you're welcomed by a 5.8 meter
statue of Abraham Lincoln. The North
wall of the monument, you will see his second
inaugural speech right before the
American Civil war. on the South wall of the
monument you will see his great speech
the Gettysburg Address. as You look at his
inaugural speech
look for the word future. It was
mistakenly carved as Euture so they put
an e instead of an F. In continuation of Abraham
Lincoln's legacy, Martin Luther King
made his I have a dream speech here on
the steps in 1963. Near the Lincoln
memorial and the reflection pool is the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
What's surprising is that there were no
federal funds used to construct the wall
in fact it was made by private
contributions. The wall as it is nick named is
about 500 feet of black granite. There
are five names on each line and most
panels have about a hundred thirty-seven
lines of names
visitors are able to trace the
inscription with paper and take them
home as a keepsake. The saddest fact is that
more than half the people listed on the
wall are under 22 and the largest age
group is made up of 19 year olds.
A few steps away from the wall and you
also see the Statue of the Three
Service men. I suggest starting at the
Vietnam War Memorial then going to the
Lincoln Memorial and then to the Korean
War Veterans' memorial. The Korean War
Veterans Memorial is made up of a circle
any triangle. The circle contains the
pool of remembrance. The wall in the
triangle are made up of a hundred tons
of highly polished black granite. Within
the triangle are 19 stainless steel statues
on the main wall there are more than
2,500 photographic images that that have
been sandblasted onto the wall.
Freedom is not free this is an inscription in
laid in silver on a nearby granite wall
From here you can walk to the National
World War Two Memorial. Follow the signs
and stay on the path. The National World War
Two Memorial has a park ranger station
where children can earn Junior Park
Ranger badges. The Junior Ranger program
allows children to learn about the
memorial parks and also allows them a
nice keepsake for their visit. The
memorial is made up of granite bronze
and water. Each wall contains many famous
quotes from various historical figures
there are sections which commemorates
famous battles and military campaigns as
well
the tall stones on either end of the
memorial represents the Atlantic and
Pacific victories
the 48 states during world war two and
the several federal territories and the
district of columbia are represented on
the memorial with its own granite pillar
and wreath. One of the newer additions
to the national mall this
circular-shaped monument contains
fountains at its center
it's an honor to the hundreds of
millions of people who served, died, and
help support soldiers during World War
Two. From this memorial you can walk to
the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial but
you will have to walk across the street
towards the Tidal Basin. The Martin
Luther King Jr. Memorial is located on
the Tidal Basin of the National Mall
this location is great since its near
the water but especially in spring when
the cherry blossoms are in bloom. The feature
of the memorial is called the Stone of Hope
it is a 30-foot likeness of Martin
Luther King Jr.. and is looking towards
the Tidal Basin
there's a granite inscription wall
that's about 450 feet long and it
contains 14 of Kings most memorable
quotes. From this memorial, if you walk
along the Tidal Basin pathway, you'll get
to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Memorial. The Roosevelt Memorial is located
halfway between the Jefferson and
Lincoln Memorial
it's made of red granite from South
Dakota, The memorial consists of four
galleries each of these gallery
represent one term of the four terms
that Roosevelt served as president of
the United States. By the way it is
because of FDR's four terms that we have
the two-term limit now in the United
States. From the FDR Memorial continue
walking on the Tidal Basin pathway to
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The Thomas
Jefferson Monument stands on the
southern end of the National Mall and
it's placed in a direct line to the
White House. Marble from about four
different states was used in the
Jefferson Memorial construction. The marble
came from Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, and
Vermont. The dome of the monument is
about a hundred sixty-five feet in diameter
and they're about twenty six pillars. The
Jefferson Memorial looks especially
beautiful in Spring when the cherry
blossoms are in bloom
the irony is they had to cut a few of
those cherry bomb blossoms when they are
constructing the memorial. Once you get
inside you are greeted with the bronze statute
which is about 19 feet tall and I think
it weighs about 10,000 pounds
the walls of the Jefferson Memorial
contain words from his various writings
one of which is the Declaration of
Independence. Admission is free to all
these monuments and they're open 24
hours a day. So make sure that you put it
on your bucket list especially if you're
an American
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