Washington Monument

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Washington Monument Philadelphia, cropped again from original GettyRF_578992171.jpg

Rudolf Siemering's 1897 monument to General George Washington is a marvelous ensemble. Proudly mounted astride his horse, the first US president sits atop a band of allegorical figures and is surrounded at the monument's base by American flora and fauna with figures that include equally proud looking Native Americans.

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