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Posted In September 18, 2013

Kalorama home advertisement
The 1929 Kalorama Home Advertisement and What it Looks Like Today
Take a look at this 1929 Kalorama home advertisement and see how much it changed when it was sold in 2012 for an impressive $2.2 million. Check out the before and after here!
In 1877 the United States purchased Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi's "Fountain of Light and Water" – commonly called the Bartholdi Fountain. Beginning in 2008, the Architect of the Capitol undertook a complete off-site restoration of the cast-iron fountain and made numerous improvements to the basin within Bartholdi Park. The fountain returned to Bartholdi Park in May 2011, and the park is open to the public.
The Journey of Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's "Fountain of Light and Water" from the 1876 Centennial Exposition to Bartholdi Park
Explore the journey of Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's "Fountain of Light and Water" from the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia to its current home in Bartholdi Park. Learn how the fountain became a popular nighttime destination in Washington D.C.
Paul Stevenson Oles sketch of the Vietnam Memorial
Maya Lin's Winning Design Concept for the Vietnam Memorial
In 1981, Maya Lin won the contest to design the Vietnam Memorial at the age of just 21. Learn how her abstract design concept was sketched by Paul Stevenson Oles and became a powerful memorial in Washington, DC.

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