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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. WMONV_021220_019.JPG: That's the US Dept of Agriculture Building in the light
2. WMONV_021220_026.JPG: The Capitol is in the center of course. The funky curve behind it is RFK Stadium. To the right of the dome is the Library of Congress, to the left is the Supreme Court building. To the left this way is the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art. The construction to the right this way is the new Indian Museum. Before that, the four-chunk building is the National Air and Space Museum and then the Hirshhorn Museum (the donut). The Mall is the middle grassy section.
3. WMONV_021220_055.JPG: The building in the center is the Daughters of American Revolution headquarters. To the right of it is the national headquarters of the American Red Cross. The building to the left is the Organization of American States.
4. WMONV_021220_056.JPG: The horizontal building in the light is the Corcoran Art Gallery
5. WMONV_021220_058.JPG: The White House with the White House Christmas Tree across from it in the Ellipse.
6. WMONV_021220_059.JPG: The main building here is what's now called the Eisenhower Building (amazing how many buildings get named after Republicans) but everyone knows it as the Old Executive Office Building. One of the square white buildings to the left of it is the Winder Building, where I worked for the Office of the US Trade Representative for awhile.
7. WMONV_021220_061.JPG: The building in the center is the Treasury Building (with the Sherman statue in front of it). To the right of it is the Willard Hotel.
8. WMONV_021220_068.JPG: In the front are the Organization of American States, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the American Red Cross, and the Corcoran Art Gallery. On the horizon is the National Cathedral.
9. WMONV_021220_073.JPG: In the background, you can see the Mormon Temple. That's about 10 miles away in Maryland.
10. WMONV_021220_081.JPG: Catholic University is in the background. The tall dome is the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception which is part of it.
11. WMONV_021220_097.JPG: That's the Washington Harbor (mostly personal luxury vessels) in the background.
12. WMONV_021220_100.JPG: The main building here is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
13. WMONV_021220_123.JPG: This one's a handy picture. The buildings in front are the Pension Building, the Holocaust Museum (with the six-sided auditorium), and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The island that takes up most of the picture is East Potomac Park which includes the Jefferson Memorial. The far tip of it has Hains Point which has a wonderful statue called "The Awakening". In the distance to the right is National Airport (later renamed Reagan National Airport). Washington Harbor is to the left of East Potomac Park.
14. WMONV_021220_136.JPG: The construction here is the World War II Memorial, scheduled to open in a year or two.
AAA "Gem": AAA considers this location to be a "must see" point of interest. To see pictures of other areas that AAA considers to be Gems, click here.
Description of Subject Matter: From the 500 foot level of the Washington Monument, you get majestic views of the city. Two windows face each direction. North gives you a view of the White House, the National Cathedral, the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Sugarloaf Mountain, etc. East gives you a view of the Capital building, the National Mall, and most of the Smithsonian buildings. South gives you a view of the Jefferson Memorial, National Airport, East Potomac Park, etc. And West gives you a view of the Lincoln Memorial, the new World War II memorial, Arlington Cemetery, Tysons Corner, etc.

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