Suggestions for Public Art near Washington

Wade W. • December 6, 2017Open 24/7. Daylight hours best for pictures. DCKiwi Wall is attached in alley. Thanks and enjoy, owner/artist

JH H. • September 17, 2019This guy has a great view of the city!

Milena L. • August 10, 2014The only statue in DC that you can climb!!

IWalked Audio Tours • September 9, 20121984 addition. Sculptor Frederick E. Hart was former apprentice to master carver of Washington National Cathedral. Hart took 3rd place in competition for original memorial. More site info via<LINK>

John M. • January 16, 2019Drop by during the daylight hours to see it best

Ghosts of DC • January 27, 2012Did you know the statue was a gift from France? And that President Harding was present at the dedication in Jan of 1922? Read up on it on our blog.

John M. • January 16, 2019Nice during the day or sunset

C-SPAN • January 28, 2011William McVey sculpted this nine-foot statue of Winston Churchill. One bronze foot is planted on British soil and the other on American. Watch this video for more info.

YARA🕊 • November 1, 2019تغرقت حسبي الله 😂

Yuri B. • April 5, 2014Great place to catch 80 bus to get from the monuments to downtown.

M Squared Real Estate • August 17, 2011The Friendship Archway, designed by local architect Alfred H. Liu. The colorful, work of public art includes seven roofs up to 60 feet high, 7000 tiles, and 272 painted dragons.

kathleen w. • December 1, 2013The statue is remarkable and sits in a little park on a small triangle.

Maggie M. • June 3, 2018Part of DC's really unique and vibrant public art offerings.

IWalked Audio Tours • September 9, 2012Statue of Jackson astride horse, Sam Patch, saluting soldiers at Battle of New Orleans (1st major battle of War of 1812). Statue required 15 tons of bronze for construction. More site info via<LINK>.

DC Preservation League • August 5, 2011The elaborate memorial to the German physican Samuel Hahnemann, was erecred in 1900. Collaborative work of sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus and architect Julius F. Harden.

Kevin K. • March 22, 2013Great statue on the corner of Connecticut and H at Lafayette Park. Apparently erected in 1910 by Congress to this Prussian dude who helped us win independence from the Brits.

Dave S. • March 27, 2012Colossal Head 4 (replica)Olmec Culture San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan Veracruz Mexico 1200 - 900 B.C.E.http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0006200.htm

Rachel M. • August 11, 2013The large, naked, man is a symbol for sheer moral and physical strength while the woman holding the flame is a symbol of enlightenment and knowledge.

DC Preservation League • July 26, 2011The standing bronze statue is raised on a tall granite pedestal with bronze relief panels depicting two of Webster's speeches. The sculptor was Gaetano Trentanove; the architect is unknown.