Monumental Sculpture

 

Iwo Jima, The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (1954)

Felix W. de Weldon (sculptor)
Route 50 and N. Lynn Street

This memorial sculpture is based on a Pulitzer-prize winning photograph by Joe Rosenthal. This monument depicts the raising of a flag atop Mount Suribachi by marines during World War II, and is the largest bronze sculpture in the world. The Marine Corps hosts sunset parades at this site every Tuesday from June 
through August.

Netherlands Carillion (1960) 
Joost W.C. Boks (memorial design) 
Parkland bounded by N. Meade St. and Marshall Drive, just south of Iwo Jima
A carillon of 50 bells in an open steel tower overlooking the Potomac River was the gift of the Netherlands in gratitude of American aid during and after World War II. Free concerts offered on Saturdays and national holidays from May 
through September.

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (1967)
Paul Manship (sculptor)
Access by bridge from the George Washington Parkway
(Footpath access adjacent to Gateway Park at Lynn Street) 
91-acre wooded island in the Potomac River honoring our 26th President. Trails lead through marsh, swamp, and forest. 
Administered by the National Park Service.

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