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Below is a pictorial representation of the Northern View. This picture was hung on the wall of the Northern end inside the Washington Monument. The alphabet on the picture indicates interesting landmarks visible from the top of the Monument.
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How fast Time doth fly when you are enthralled by the spectacle of such mountainous grandeur! Oh that Time would stand still for me to soak the dazzling sights which my poor camera barely did justice! Alas, as becomes the destiny of all temporal matter, Time doth heavily beckon me to bid farewell to my lofty perch!
I walked down some stairs to the bookstore located INSIDE the monument.....
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As I stood pondering the determination that went into constructing such a magnificent edifice, that Messenger of Light intruded upon my brief daydreaming.
"Anaedo, come with me to see the Jefferson Memorial", She said in accents clear and generous.
THOMAS JEFFERSON - political philosopher, architect, musician, book collector, scientist, horticulturist, diplomat, inventor, and third President of the United States - looms large in any discussion of what Americans are as a people. Jefferson left to the future not only ideas but also a great body of practical achievements. President John F. Kennedy recognized Jefferson's accomplishments when he told a gathering of American Nobel Prize winners that they were the greatest assemblage of talent in the White House since Jefferson had dined there alone. With his strong beliefs in the rights of man and a government derived from the people, in freedom of religion and the separation between church and state, and in education available to all, Thomas Jefferson struck a chord for human liberty 200 years ago that resounds through the decades. But in the end, Jefferson's own appraisal of his life, and the one that he wrote for use on his own tombstone, suffices:"Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia."
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Breathless with excitement, I had no idea of the time as I was transported across the city. I saw many government buildings and men both Great and Small as they went about their business.
Suddenly, She pointed... and surely, there was the Jefferson Memorial's dome gleaming upon the waters. As I watched, I fancied that I saw the Glorious Light of the Sun trained in the direction of the Memorial. I wot not the reason for this occurrence.
Suddenly, as though she read my thoughts, she asked comically,
"Thinkest thou, Oh Jar of Clay, that He that dwellest at the Highest Height bade His sun shine upon that yonder Dome?"
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Then I, Anaedo, was brought before the Union Station.
Here, countless Souls came to buy tickets with which to travel to other parts of the country out of the City of Washington.
And I beheld men of every tongue and tribe, black, white, brown, red and yellow, big and small as they poured in and out of the vast doors of this Station. How brisk they walked! The trains in the stations were as regular as a heartbeat, and in my eyes, they ferried these Souls to places far and wide.
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As I gazed at the Union Station, I couldn't help wondering if at the gates inside, there was perhaps a creature fashioned after Cephas ushering people into the brilliance of the City.
Or, if at the dark, lifeless depths, where the trains snaked off in different directions to different lands and climes, there was peradventure a figure like Osiris sitting in a booth in the "Hall of the Multiple Truths" somberly waving off the freshly departed!
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I was whisked away to another part of the City.
I turned to the Messenger of Light, and enquired what her name was.
She laughed and declared noncommittally that I already knew. I persisted, and she announced in sonorous accents that her name was loosely translated "God is Good"
"Her name has to be Chidimma.." I began to think
Then, abruptly, as was her manner, she asked me to tell her what Peace was, or what Justice meant.
I stammered and all I could think to say was that Peace according to one wise man, was just "the interval between two wars".
Just then, we reached the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House.
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On my way to other landmarks were gigantic and imposing Mansions. As I gazed at the imposing structures, I forgot to ask that Messenger of Light what manner of buildings they were.
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After this building, I noticed that the Messenger of Light was heading towards the Union Station. Perhaps, acting on instructions which surpassed my understanding, She had held my hand in such a manner that it appeared I have been marked to take my leave of such memorable sights.
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My fears were confirmed when we came here. So I asked her why I was being taken away so soon. Clearly, I wanted to see more. She gave it some thought, and then decided to take me to see other grander sights.
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The WW2 Memorial was a very touching place, for the memories it cherishes. Indeed, our hope is that never again will humanity be locked in a catastrophic global war.
The WW2 Memorial was designed to look like a circle. At the opposite ends of this hallowed ground were huge concrete edifices. The huge concrete structure located on the Southern end marked the "Pacific section" and to the North, that imposing structure delineated the "Atlantic section".
As I explored this Memorial, and read the immortal words inscribed on sundry rocky slabs, I truly began to appreciate the Price of Freedom. Indeed, consider them that endured the toil and hardship of those perilous days (blacks and whites alike), who by their blood, sweat and tears paid the price for freedom!
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. It engulfed much of the globe and was the largest and deadliest war in history. The war was initially fought between Germany and the Allies. The Allies consisted of the United Kingdom (with the British Empire), France (with the French Empire) and Poland. Germany was later joined by Italy, jointly known as the Axis Powers, and Japan. Some of the nations that Germany conquered also sent military forces, particularly to the Eastern front, while others joined the Allies.
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