This gilded bronze statue of a winged Lady Victory stands atop the First Division Monument in Washington, D.C. President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the monument in 1924 to commemorate First Division members who gave their lives in World War I. It has since been updated to include the names of all First Division members from World War II, Vietnam and Desert Storm who died serving our country in these wars. The monument is 80 feet tall and is located next to the White House and in front of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
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What a gorgeous picture! And the statute harkens back to the Victorian age in its style. So if you made it black and white, you could pad it off as a vintage picture.
Cool! I’ll have to try that. 🙂
What an awesome photo! I really am taken by the flag and how realistic it looks with the waviness and how it drapes along the body. Beautiful!
Excuse my ignorance, but is the Lady Victory statue modelled after a particular woman? Great photo!
From my limited research…no. I was hoping for something wonderful, but it appears to just be a woman.
Well that’s pretty damn wonderful in my opinion
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Beautiful contrast against the blue sky! 🙂