01 ngo-07
Isikhumbuzo saseWashington: Izithombe ze-Iconic iWashington DC Landmark
Isikhumbuzo saseWashington. © Steve Sucsy / Getty Izithombe I- Monument yaseWashington , isikhumbuzo kuGeorge Washington, umongameli wokuqala wezwe lethu, isakhiwo esivelele kunazo zonke eWashington, DC futhi simi njengesizinda esikhulu se-National Mall. Isikhumbuzo se-obelisk esakhiwe nge-obelisk mayelana nomuzi, esilinganisa ngamamitha angu-5 1/8 amasentimitha phezulu. Yakhiwe nguRobert Mills, isakhiwo sagcwaliswa ngezigaba ezimbili zokwakha, eyodwa yangasese (1848-1854) kanye nomphakathi owodwa (1876-1884). I-National Park Service yanikezwa igunya phezu kweMonument yaseWashington ngo-1933.
Ukuphakama kwetshe lesikhumbuzo kuvumela izivakashi ukubona isakhiwo kusuka kumaphuzu ahlukahlukene azungeze idolobha. Lezi zithombe zibonisa imibono ehlukahlukene evela enhlokodolobha yonke yesizwe.
Imininingwane yezithombe: Isithombe esingenhla sibonisa i-Monument yaseWashington ebheke empumalanga, ngaphesheya kwe- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool . Ngenkathi i- US Capitol Building ingabonwa kude, kuyimitha nengxenye kude nesikhumbuzo. Lokhu kungenye yemibono engcono kakhulu yalezi zimpawu zomhlaba ezibalulekile zikazwelonke.
02 ngo-07
Amafulegi Wesikhumbuzo saseWashington
Amafulegi Wesikhumbuzo saseWashington. Isithombe © Rachel Cooper, enikezwe i-About.com, Inc. Amafulegi angamashumi amahlanu azungeze isisekelo seMkhumbuzo saseWashington futhi afanekisela amazwe angu-50 aseMelika. Amaflegi aqala ukuphuma emapulazini amapulangwe ngo-1920 njengengxenye yomkhosi wokuzalwa kaGeorge Washington. Ama-aluminium flagpoles afakwe ngo-1958 futhi abelokhu ebonisa ukuhlala unomphela kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
03 ka-07
Isikhumbuzo Ngesikhathi Sonyaka weCherry Blossom
Isikhumbuzo SaseWashington Phakathi Nonyaka KaCherry Blossom. © Steve Heap / Getty Izithombe I-Washington DC iyinto enhle kakhulu phakathi nonyaka ka-spring cherry blossom . Izivakashi zihambela e-Tidal Basin ukuze zijabulele imibono emangalisayo yezimpawu eziphawulekayo ze-Washington DC. Isikhumbuzo saseWashington sinikeza umfanekiso ohlabayo ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka.
04 ka 07
Isikhumbuzo saseWashington ebusuku
Isikhumbuzo saseWashington ebusuku. © Michael Orso / Getty Izithombe Isikhumbuzo saseWashington senziwe kahle ebusuku. Kuwuphawu olukhethekile lokubona isikhumbuzo njengoba lukhazimula ngokucabangela. Lesi sithombe sithathwe kuGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway futhi sibonisa ukukhanya kwezibani ezivela eBhulohweni Lesikhumbuzo eMfuleni iPotomac.
05 ka-07
Isikhumbuzo saseWashington Buka kusukela kuMthethosisekelo Gardens
Isithombe © Rachel Cooper, enikezwe i-About.com, Inc. I-Monument yaseWashington nayo ingabonakala ukusuka eceleni kweNational Mall. Lona umbono wetshe lesikhumbuzo esivela kuMthethosisekelo Gardens, indawo engumhlaba ophakathi kweminyaka engu-18 no-19. NW, iWashington DC, phakathi kweMonument yaseWashington neLincoln Memorial.
06 ka-07
Isikhumbuzo SaseWashington: Ukuwa Amahlamvu Emaqabunga Kusuka eTidal Basin
Isikhumbuzo seWashington -Fall Foliage. Isithombe bese ukopisha uRachel Cooper, onikezwe i-About.com, Inc. I-Monument yaseWashington ingenye yezimpawu eziyigugu kakhulu eWashington DC futhi ingabonakala kusuka kulo lonke isifunda. Isikhumbuzo sihle kakhulu ngenkathi yokuwa lapho izihlahla ezizungezile zimibalabala. Lena umbono obuka i-National Mall kusukela ngaphesheya kweTidal Basin.
07 ka-07
Isikhumbuzo seWashington: Buka kusukela ku-National Mall
Isikhumbuzo saseWashington. © Wendy Connett / Getty Izithombe Izivakashi zijabulela umbono weSikhumbuzo seWashington esivela kwi-National Mall. Lona umbono osibona lapho usondela esikhumbuzo esivela empumalanga yeMall (kusukela eminyuziyamu yaseSmithsonian naseMetro Station). Izivakashi zingabona isikhumbuzo esivela kumaphuzu amaningi amakhulu edolobheni naseNyakatho Virginia. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi, bheka iSikhumbuzo SeWashington (Amathiphu Ehambelayo, Amathikithi Nokuningi).