Platforms of Power

Platforms of Power. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. , Just as G.W.P. Custis chose the site for Arlington House high above the Potomac River, visibility was the core of architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant's design for Washington, DC. L'Enfant, entombed before you, envisioned forested hills as natural staging for symbols of prestige in the capital., The McMillan Plan expanded L'Enfant's vision in 1902. The new plan added parks around iconic memorials, wove pieces of a fragmented mall into a unified ceremonial space, and placed the Lincoln Memorial directly across the Potomac from Arlington House., (captions) , Arlington Memorial Bridge , A symbol of union connecting Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee., Lincoln Memorial , Across the river from Arlington House, a contemplative memorial represents the strength and wisdom of the nation's 16th president., Washington Monument , Custis died before construction of the elegant obelisk, which conveyed national admiration for his step-grandfather, was complete., Capitol , Montgomery Meigs corresponded with Robert E. Lee in 1857 on the construction of wings that join the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, White House , Old Post Office Tower , Library of Congress , Thomas Jefferson Memorial , Women in Military Service for America Memorial , John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame, Landscaping in the McMillan Plan linked the city's memorials long before Arlington Memorial Bridge was built.