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The Peace Monument
also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument
At the top, (facing West) Grief, weeps and leans on History, who holds a stylus and tablet, which bears the phrase, "They died that their country might live."
Below them is Nike, the Goddess of Victory, who holds a laurel wreath oak branch.
To the right of her,(South) holding his trident, is the sea God Neptune. Opposite him is Mars(North), the God of War. Both gods are portrayed as infants or cherubs.
Peace holding an olive sprig, faces the Capitol(East). Below her are symbols of peace and industry (dove, now missing, sheaf of wheat, cornucopia, turned earth,sickle and a sword)
& the symbols of science, literature, and art (angle, gear, book, and a pair of dividers)
Inscribed on the fountain: "In memory of the officers, seamen and marines of the United States Navy who fell in defense of the Union and liberty of their country, 1861-1865."
The peace monument, along with the James A. Garfield Monument and the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial make up a triangular shaped grouping in front of the Capitol Building.
sculptor: Franklin Simmons
erected: 1877
located: Peace Circle
First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument
At the top, (facing West) Grief, weeps and leans on History, who holds a stylus and tablet, which bears the phrase, "They died that their country might live."
Below them is Nike, the Goddess of Victory, who holds a laurel wreath oak branch.
To the right of her,(South) holding his trident, is the sea God Neptune. Opposite him is Mars(North), the God of War. Both gods are portrayed as infants or cherubs.
Peace holding an olive sprig, faces the Capitol(East). Below her are symbols of peace and industry (dove, now missing, sheaf of wheat, cornucopia, turned earth,sickle and a sword)
& the symbols of science, literature, and art (angle, gear, book, and a pair of dividers)
Inscribed on the fountain: "In memory of the officers, seamen and marines of the United States Navy who fell in defense of the Union and liberty of their country, 1861-1865."
The peace monument, along with the James A. Garfield Monument and the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial make up a triangular shaped grouping in front of the Capitol Building.
sculptor: Franklin Simmons
erected: 1877
located: Peace Circle
First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Image size
1536x2048px 947.94 KB
Make
Apple
Model
iPhone 3GS
Shutter Speed
1/2951 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
4 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
Jun 3, 2011, 4:36:23 PM
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Beautiful description. I hope to go to Maryland next summer to visit friends and DC is on list of places to see. I'll keep this monument in mind to take a look.