Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues.
23 Αυγ 2016 · The Civil War transformed Washington from a muddy group of villages to a bustling national center. The mall became a more established space, though it lacked the open, axial clarity that L ...
3 Απρ 2023 · NAMA contains more than 80 historic structures and over 150 major named historic parks, squares, circles and triangles. Park resources include the 2,000 American elms which line the Mall and the 3,000 internationally-renowned Japanese cherry trees which grace the Tidal Basin.
The National Mall. Much of the land that is now the National Mall was once occupied by large Maryland plantations which relied on the labor of enslaved Africans to cultivate tobacco. Even after this land became part of Washington, D.C., it continued to serve the slave trade until Congress abolished the practice within the District in 1850.
The history of the National Mall is a story of two brilliant plans that envisioned the Mall as a landscape symbol of American Democracy; of constant change and often neglect; and, in our own time, of the role of American citizens in shaping political and social change.
20 Μαρ 2019 · The National Mall, as the monumental core of Washington DC, dates back to the early establishment of the City of Washington as the permanent seat of the United States government. The public space that is today known as the Mall evolved with the growth of the city and the nation.
Learn about the history of the National Mall in Washington, DC, designed by architect Pierre L’Enfant.
