Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial is located on a four-acre plot on the northwest corner of the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. It is adjacent to the Roosevelt Memorial and creates a "line of leadership," as it is placed in a straight line with the Lincoln Memorial (where Dr. King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech) and the Jefferson Memorial. The Stone of Hope, from which Dr. King's likeness emerges, gazes upon the Tidal Basin toward the horizon. The memorial is not only a tribute to Dr. King, it is also meant to be a symbol of a future society encompassing justice and equality. The memorial will also features an Inscription Wall with fourteen of Dr. King's most influential quotes, engraved on a 450-foot crescent shaped granite wall. Address: 1964 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20024.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in DC landscaping elements Landscaping facts for Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 182 Yoshino Cherry trees, 31 American Elm trees, 7 Crape Myrtle tree, 16,835 Liriope plants, hundreds of English yew, jasmine and sumac, 1,134 truckloads of specially mixed soil were brought in to ...
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Gazing skyward A small boy, no more than 5 years old, gazes into the sky at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in DC. Perhaps oblivious to the fact he's one of the first visitors to an historic landmark for a monumental man.
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