Memorial is by Metrobus or Metro. Of course, the memorial is in very close proximity to the other memorials surrounding the Tidal Basin. Memorial is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is no fee to visit. National Park Service rangers are on site to answer questions from a. Interpretive programs are available throughout the day and upon request. Please make sure to wear a facial covering and maintain a safe social distance when visiting the memorial.
The centerpiece of the memorial is a foot statue of Dr. King, featuring his likeness carved into the Stone of Hope, which emerges powerfully from two large boulders, known as the Mountain of Despair.
Together, they represent soul-stirring words from Dr. Visitors enter through the Mountain of Despair and tour the memorial as if moving through the struggles that Dr. King faced during his life. Visitors end in the open freedom of the plaza. King faces Jefferson wearing clothes that fade into the granite above his feet.
His arms are folded, with one hand holding his rolled-up Dream speech, according to sculptor Master Lei Yixin, who is a Chinese citizen. Yixin and a team carved and assembled the stone and mountain from blocks of Atlantic Green granite and Kenoran Sage granite from North America, as well as granite from Asia.
The memorial will be presented to President Barack Obama and dedicated in a celebration on Sunday August 28, marking the anniversary of the Dream speech delivered from the steps of the nearby Lincoln Memorial 48 years ago. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital, where after emergency surgery he was pronounced dead. Catholic Standard El Pregonero. Latest Paper Classifieds Buy Photos.
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