The Washington Monument

The Washington Monument towers offer the District of Columbia and the landmark is visible from multiple interesting vantage points. Here are a few images captured over the course of several visits.

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The monument on a gray day from Jefferson Street SW
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Looking across the Tidal Basin at the monument from inside the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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On a beautiful day with picture perfect clouds shot from a path that surrounds the monument
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This view is looking across the Constitution Gardens Pond near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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This view across the reflecting pond is shot from the entrance to the Lincoln Memorial
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A view of the reflecting pond leading towards the Washington Monument shot from the roof of the Lincoln memorial
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And finally a dramatic sunset behind the monument as seen from a berm along Madison Drive NW