D.C. Tidal Basin

Where monument and water meet, shaped by light and reflection.

The Lincoln Memorial seen across a body of water with trees on the foreground and a sky with scattered clouds at sunset.
Architectural detail of a building with curved structure and openings, bathed in sunlight.
The U.S. Capitol building with white marble columns partially obscured by trees and a clear blue sky.
The Lincoln Memorial, a white marble monument with large columns, partially obscured by trees, against a blue sky.
A group of ducks lined up on a dock by the water, with blue pedal boats in the foreground and a boat on the left.
A bronze sculpture of a group of people, with several wearing hats, set against a brick wall and trees in the background.
The image shows the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., seen through the gaps of a white decorative iron fence along a body of water.
View of the Washington Monument seen through large marble columns of the Lincoln Memorial during daytime with a clear blue sky.
View of large white classical columns with shadows on the floor, blue sky, and trees visible in the background, taken from inside a building.