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Freedom Plaza

Venturi, Robert
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Alternative Title
Western Plaza
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/123349
Date
1980
Description
The northwest entrance; Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C. at the corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park. Designed in 1980, the plaza is mostly comprised of stone, inlaid with parts of the L'Enfant plan for Washington. Most of the plaza is raised above street level. The western end of the plaza contains a large fountain, while the eastern end of the plaza contains an equestrian statue of Kazimierz Pulaski. The plaza was renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. who worked on his "I Have a Dream" speech in a nearby hotel. In 1988, a time capsule was planted at this site, containing the Bible, a robe and other relics of Dr. King. It will be reopened in 2008. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 2/6/2008)
Type of Work
plaza
Subject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), rulers and leaders, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825, Modernist
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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