• Composition for the Axemen is a public artwork by American sculptor Ken Wyten, located at Union Center Plaza at 840 First Street NE in Washington, D.C...
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    plaster pattern for the sculpture is on display in the main hall of the Canadian Museum of History. On 30 April 1996 Canada Post issued The Spirit of Haida...
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    Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (category Buildings and monuments honoring American presidents in the United States)
    Memorial is in Union Square, which also encompasses the Capitol Reflecting Pool. The platform for the Monument, made of Vermont marble, is 252 feet (77 m)...
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    Cascading Waterfall (category Artworks in the collection of the National Park Service)
    cascade that overlooks the historic park. The fountains are the largest of their kind in the United States. Primarily made of concrete, the water flows from...
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    Friendship Archway (category Gates in the United States)
    Washington, D.C., United States. It is one of the largest ceremonial arches outside of China. Planning for an archway began in 1984, to be jointly funded...
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    Emancipation Memorial (category History of slavery in the District of Columbia)
    Register of Historic Places. The funding drive for the monument began, according to much-publicized newspaper accounts from the era, with $5 given by former...
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    for someone to sit on the bench. Homeless Jesus was designed by Schmalz, a Canadian sculptor and devout Catholic. Schmalz was inspired to create the statue...
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    Virginia-based furniture maker Bassett Furniture. The concept for the chair came from Charles Curtis, of the Curtis Brothers Furniture company, as a clever...
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    Bust of Bernardo O'Higgins (Washington, D.C.) (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
    Hahn, Fritz; Smith, Harrison (May 12, 2017). "These Routes Are Made For Walking". The Washington Post. p. 17. Portals:  Chile  United States  Visual arts...
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  • position for the sun's rays." The small basin serves as the venue for a 20 foot tall water spouting jet. The water then proceeds to spill over the small...
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