Saturday, March 2, 2013

Traveler: Photo Gallery: Washington D.C.

Another series of photos taken with my Sony Cyber Shot digital camera in late November of 2010 at Washington, D.C. The fall colours are astounding, making an already picturesque and beautiful city even more so.

(Click on each photo for a larger view)




Statue of General Winfield Scott Hancock across the road from the National Archives.



Looking up Pennsylvania Avenue towards the Capitol Building. On the left, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue is the Embassy of Canada.



The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue.



Originally designed by William Thornton, the United States Capitol, meeting place of United States Congress, sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall.



Washington D.C.'s version of Union Station, a metro and Amtrak rail hub at 50 Massachusetts Avenue.



United States Capitol Building from the steps near Peace Circle and the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial.



Morning fog blots out the top of the Washington Monument.



From across the National Mall, the Washington Monument rises from above the trees at sunset.



The white-washed walls of one of the most famous buildings anywhere in the world. The White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, America's House.



Part of the circle of American flags around the base of the Washington Monument.



View down the National Mall to the Capitol Building from the Washington Monument. The tower of the Smithsonian castle is visible over the trees on the right.



Looking the opposite way to the photo above. World War Two memorial, the Lincoln Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Monument itself.



From the observation point at the top of the Washington Monument. World War Two memorial, the Reflecting Pool, Lincoln Monument and the Potomac River.



The White House from the observation deck of the Washington Monument. Lafayette Park in the background.

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