Freedom Plaza (Washington, DC) : Plan of Western Plaza with guide
- Creator:
- Venturi, Robert, 1925-
- Published/Created:
- 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1980 - Date Depicted:
- 5/1/1997
1950 AD - 2010 AD - Materials:
- granite
stone - Notes:
- Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C. at the corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park. Designed in 1980, the plaza is mostly comprised of stone, inlaid with parts of the L'Enfant plan for Washington. Most of the plaza is raised above street level. The western end of the plaza contains a large fountain, while the eastern end of the plaza contains an equestrian statue of Kazimierz Pulaski. The plaza was renamed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. who worked on his "I Have a Dream" speech in a nearby hotel. In 1988, a time capsule was planted at this site, containing the Bible, a robe and other relics of Dr. King. It will be reopened in 2008.
- Variant Titles:
- Western Plaza
- Topics:
- Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Modern
Modernist - Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-VRB-FP-A10
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); rulers and leaders; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 construction open spaces; squares (open spaces); plazas
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/1/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10092705
- PID:
- digcoll:1847647