The Unbuilt Monuments of Washington D.C.
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- In this video we take a look at proposed monuments and memorials in Washington D.C. that were never built, and rejected alternative versions of the ones that were.
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Funny how every unused Eisenhower memorial proposal looks better than what was actually built
I hate to say it but the memorial is pretty underwhelming. I would’ve preferred any of the other proposals.
The idea of an Eisenhower arch actually looks really cool.
Does it look German??@@Flight_of_Icarus
Theodore Roosevelt does have his own national memorial island in the Potomac in DC. It has a statue of the man flanked by large slabs of stone upon which are engraved famous speeches if his. It’s a nice shaded and out of the way place to visit when you’re tired of rushing against the rest of the tourist rat pack.
I think it's perfect for him because of his efforts to create national parks and what better way to honor him than by preserving the nature of an island between two large metropolitan areas
Roosevelt Island was once considered for a stadium, as I learned in the LaBreece TV video on RFK Stadium. A grand, Olympic-type stadium might also have been built along the Tidal Basin, as well as where RFK was eventually built as the first of the cookie-cutters.
I have been there it is super nice and fits him great
That is very interesting and reminds me of the contrast between JFK's grave site in Arlington Cemetery and Teddy's and Franklin's graves in New York. JFK's grave is overturn with tourists; kids, holding balloons and eating ice cream , people taking endless photographs and the loud noise of the crowds. At least, that's the way it looked the summer that I visited.
Teddy's grave and that of his wife is located near his beloved Sagamare Hill house on Long Island in what is now a bird sanctuary. Few people visit and in summer, all you hear are the sounds of the birds.
Franklin's grave is on the far side of the rose garden of his home in Hyde Park. The rose garden is very appropriate, as Roosevelt means, "rose field". Again, the summer that I visited, there was no one else there and the ambiance was that of serenity and contemplation.
@@jmchez I grew up right near sagamore hill. his gravesite is fantastic. it was a shame his island memorial in DC is not kept up as it should be, the fountains were off when I was there.
A memorial to Teddy Roosevelt was built across the river in Arlington on Roosevelt Island. It is hidden at the center of the forest on the island and is quite beautiful.
It literally looks like something out of Lord of the Rings
@@zachchamp93man discovers that Forests exist in real life
Wrong. It's not across the river. Its on the river, as it's an island.. Its also located within Washington, DC, not in Arlington.. I'm a Washingtonian, and live a 15 minute walk from the island.
The architecture of Washington D.C. is fascinating. It's the most classical of all US cities.
In a mediocre way as opposed to a grand way, though. I feel the US's love of concepts like democracy & equality prevented the government from establishing grand, lavish constructions to show off their power; such would be seen very negatively by US citizens, which is shame.
@@KevinJohnson-cv2no I agree that the US lacks grand classical architecture, which is a shame.
DC lacks consistency, sure you have places like George Town and other parts of the area but it’s always non consistent as to what would be next to other buildings. Some buildings are clearly 50s inspired them all of a sudden it’s a modern city with some rugged and rejected small buildings….
Personally I dislike DC mainly because it’s traffic is always awful.
@@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658 the Capitol building is the only grandiose awe inspiring classical building in the US imo
Albany, NY has my favorite architecture that I've seen in the US. It's very diverse and bold, can't believe I've never seen people talk about there.
It's an absolute shame they never chose any of the contradictory proposals for an Eisenhower monument. It would have fit for a person of such relevancy in not just a national scale, but internationally. It was nice that there is was a correlation on George Washington's humility and that of Ike's.
agreed, i really liked the arc of peace. it would have fit the neo-classical scape so well and did a good job of showing off Eisenhower's accomplishments.
triumphal "arch of peace" lmao
I live in the MDV and this is the first that I am hearing of an Eisenhower memorial. I'll have to go look at it.
I agree, the arch design was way better. The current memorial isn't bad, its just a bit underwhelming.
I’m disappointed they didn’t go with a mid-century modern design. It fits the neighborhood and the timeline. And it’s amazing!
I’d love more videos like this! Maybe in other cities like Vienna or Paris!!
Bold and brash
As a person who lives about an hour and a half from D.C by train. An Eisenhower peace arc would have been instantly iconic and helped draw visitors to the south side of the national mall.
Eisenhower was racist too though?
Agreed. The memorial they built is bland, unimaginative and uninspiring.
@@dmacarthur5356 given the wonderful design choices they had to choose from, I dare to wonder if it was on purpose.
@@robertortiz-wilson1588 given the state of the country, anything that seems almost intentional is very likely intentional to cause as much damage to the American spirit as possible. It likely was chosen specifically due to its bland, dystopian nature rather than the latter.
@@definition.of.insanity my thoughts exactly.
The Classical Roman designs for Eisenhower's memorial were superior in my opinion. Not a huge fan of this post-brutalist, non-ornamentation thing.
Agreed.
Isn't everyone on this page at this point?
@@Chameleon1616 appearently not the US government, they’d prefer to minimize costs so that they have more money to give themselves a raise with
@@bigbo1764 Serious modern designs are just as prone to push budgets with material costs and often very novel structural engineering challenges. I don’t believe that one style is inherently more costly, especially when they do the sort of stuff they did with the Eisenhower memorial. If anything they went for the largest and most challenging structure of all the designs
@@Chameleon1616 no I’m not saying one style or another, I’m speaking of the actual grandeur of a structure, it’s magnitude and complexity. They’d rather just slap a bunch or glorified placards on a post and call it a “memorial” than actually commit the time and resources to build something akin to the pantheon of Jefferson or the Parthenon of Lincoln.
I really liked the idea of combining mixed use neighborhoods into memorials. Combined in larger networks we’d get elaborately artistic cities with plazas and green space. Each neighborhood would of course work with the others to transition and phase into eachother
I wish that more of the modern memorials in DC still incorporated classical architecture. Modern design isn’t bad but they aren’t as memorable or iconic.
President Trump issued a directive that all new federal building would follow the neo classical designs of the city's other major structures. The point was to avoid the horror of the brutalist design of the FBI building and others. Of course, that order was rescinded in 2021.
I think the Vietnam memorial is pretty striking, even if it is simplistic.
@@Swordsman99k I agree, I think it’s modernity enhances its meaning in its rejection from classical notions of what war was. The Vietnam war is defined by its divisive view from the American public. It wasn’t as glorified as previous wars, which had classical monuments of “great men and generals” put on a pedestal. But the Vietnam War isn’t really something to be celebrated but to be mourned or to reflect upon.
the modern designs *are* bad, that is why they aren’t memorable or iconic.
@@jmchez Good. It's hardly a President's role to legislate the city's sense of taste.
The Lincoln Memorial overlooking the city would have been amazing, especially at night
5:20 I must say, I really like the openness of the proposed Lincoln Memorial. Seeing the light coming through adds to the "majestic" sense for me, as opposed to the recessed alcove thing they actually built.
I really like the original bridge design, but it would have been too big for the site, I suppose. And the women't building would have been fabulous, also.
Thank you for the video!
Our Juche Tower rivals the Washington Monument. Our Juche Tower measures 558 feet/170 m while the Washington Monument measures 555 feet/169 m. It opened in 1982 to commemorate my grandpa's seventieth birthday. It contains 25,550 blocks, one block for each day of my grandpa's life up until that point. And it serves as the backdrop for our holiday firework shows
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I’ve been looking forward to this. :)
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As a DC area native there is a statue of Roosevelt at the center of Roosevelt island. It’s actually quite nice.
came here to say exactly this
some say he gets up at the end of the day and goes walking around the island using his laser eyes to blast away any people there after closing
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Fun fact, while DC is famous for its cherry blossoms, it DOESN'T have the largest collection of them in the US! That title goes to Branch Brook Park in NEWARK, NJ! Branch Brook has over 5,200 trees, compared to the National Mall's 3,800.
2:40 Even archetectures associated with Old Monarchy was considered. while the DC itself was intended to have Republic era Rome feelings.
The Museum of Natural History in NYC is a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. It's a great place to visit.
I don't get how so many design proposals for dc, a city with architecture that deliberately calls to the classical/neoclassical styles, would go for Gothic designs
The "classical"(or neo-classical style) of architecture was favored by the American elites of the past who liked to refer back to the glorious days of ancient Athens and Rome; "republics" which grew into great historic empires. The USA was supposed to be the spiritual inheritors of the the best classical "republican" virtues and values. "Gothic" architecture was too European or "foreign" for us; except when building a cathedral, then it was apparently OK.
@@Frank-mm2yp in a lot of ways I just think neo/classical looks nicer
gothic recalls the english dominant ethnicity and the british founding of this country
For those wondering about the Egyptian obelisk and pyramid shaped designs, Washington was a 33rd degree Freemason, Mason architecture take alot design from ancient Egypt, as it fits with their esoteric belief.
I thought it had to do with the roman empire and how they would import egyptian obelisks and build small pyramid monuments in rome, i think they even had a temple of isis in rome
Washington was a 3rd degree Master Mason, not a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason.
Egyptian inspired architecture were a trend at the time too
@@blushdog99 our flag sometimes has the Roman battle flag gold frills on the sides. It didn’t always
Nothing worth building monuments idolizing satanic murderers and pedophiles
thank you and keep up the great work
My favourite thing about Washington DC are the colourful trees during autumn.
Great video, voice, and fascinating information!
I love your channel. I love falling asleep to your videos. (That's a good thing I promise). Keep it up bro you have our support.
Excellent video. Consider making more videos on classical architecture.
As a native of DC, I thank you for this. I’ve fashioned myself as an unofficial tour guide of my city and video gives me even more fun facts to toss out there.
I go to GWU, which is only 3/4 blocks from the monuments. Countless GWU students have drunkenly gone “monumenting” to the point it’s become tradition. I have countless memories there, including having my first kiss with my boyfriend there.
Very nice video, the Eisenhower and MLK Jr. memorials are the most disappointing ones to me because of how they break up the style of the rest of the city. If you ever do Washington DC again you might want to look at the often overlooked but in my opinion even more impressive classical style Federal office buildings such as the commerce building, treasury, federal reserve, national archives, The Ronald Reagan building, or many more that I think are art pieces of their own.
This is such an awesome channel.
This is a great video with a lot of good photographs showing monuments in construction. I specially like the one of the Lincoln Memorial in the middle of a swamp. I am a tour guide in DC and I always explain to tours that DC was built on a swamp, and that the whole half of the mall west of the Washington Monument used to be under the Potomac river, even after dredging it was still a swamp. That is why everything is slowly sinking in DC. The official tour of the US Capitol shows a video that lies to you, says that DC was built on a hill overlooking the Potomac. There is no hill, DC was really built on a swamp overlooking the Potomac. Very fitting that the tour of the US Capitol would lie to you. Edit I just took the Capitol tour again and they took out the lie about DC being built on a hill, nice.
That whole area around the Washington Monument was a huge fish farm. It was part of a government program to encourage aquaculture and they raised millions of carp there sent them all over the country as breeding stock. You could also write in and for a few cents postage they’d send you some carp too.
A great deal of the carp population in the US originated on the Mall.
Fascinating topic
Is see a lot of Friedrich Schinkel there. Thanks for sharing.
I cannot describe my gratitude for the research in this video!
This video just casually sitting here ready to give MISTER MANTICORE ideas while teaching us… *nice.*
Eisenhower deserves a better memorial.
This type of stuff fascinates me, it’s like “what if events in history played out differently?” I wanna know/see what it would look like if Philly stayed the capital or it moved from Philly then moved back making Philly the capital once again but this time everything else was built, art museum, City Hall, Liberty 1 & 2, etc. I wanna render what those 2 plans would look like. I’d say where the art museum (Rocky steps) are at would be the perfect place for the WH.
I like the simple Washington Monument we have now the best
Wonderful
The monument to Theodore Roosevelt is today on Roosevelt Island (originally Anolastan Island) in DC, accesible from Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia. A statue and fountains in a forest with hiking trails. A fitting memorial.
Nice video as always! The title immediately reminded me of the proposed presidental residence on Meridian Hill (which if i remember correctly, you covered in a previous video) which was never built.
Great selection of monuments! Love your architecture videos!
Thanks! :)
John Russell Pope (April 24, 1874 - August 27, 1937) was an American architect whose firm is widely known for designing major public buildings, including the National Archives and Records Administration building (completed in 1935), the Jefferson Memorial (completed in 1943) and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art (completed in 1941), all in Washington, D.C
Any thing on august Schoenborn, Henry Hobson Richardson, Buckminster Fuller??
This is a fine video - thank you for creating & posting it.
Nice! 👌
The proposed Eisenhower memorials were much better than the result…
I watch pretty much every video you put out now, very high quality and interesting - just wanna say keep doing what you are doing and that i appreciate your work.
Thank you! It's always cool to see that there are real people behind the number in the view-counter that watch and enjoy my videos. More content is on the way!
Interesting video. There was a major plan in the 40s to redesign Ottawa called the Greber Plan. You should check that out.
I love this, i really do. I'd love to see f you could dig up stuff about New York City and some structures that were planned to be built when it was originally conceived as the Capital. I know there was a planned sit to build the capitol building where Grant's Tomb lies currently.
Interesting, I'll put that in my list of video ideas!
There was also a design for a ginormous obelisk, taller than the Washington Monument, to be constructed in Battery Park
happy to see you made the video, thanks so much.@@kingsandthings
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very dope video
It's unfortunate that they did not choose the classical style for Eisenhower Memorial. In its current form, it has little to no aesthetic value.
I agree, it feels more like a bland museum than a memorial.
Gehry's design is browsing through displays. It has none of the focused majesty of a good classical design. There is no there there.
We need to build all of these.
That Gothic tower looked amazing.
and still waiting on the Mcmillan plan vid lol but like i said love your work and keep it up cant wait for the next one.
Thanks! :) I'd love to make more videos about Washington D.C. in the future. There are still so many other interesting plans and projects to cover.
@@kingsandthings so youre saying theres a chance! Alright i shall be lying in wait for that video for when it comes i will be there. lol
@5:52 Henry Bacon's design here reminds me of the Altar of Pergamon from ancient Greece. Coincidentally, the same building that inspired Albert Speer's design for the grandstand at the Zeppelinfeld used in the Nazi party rallies.
Very interesting.
Wow! The bullets we dodged!
And the decent taste that showed up to say "Uh, well, um, thanks for trying..." Thank you!
Of all things written in prose and pen,
the saddest of these is
"It might have been".
Wow this is far more beautiful than what we have today. I find most places in this country to be rather boring or ugly looking.
Thanks
It's just so bizarre for me to see "Mediterranean architecture" in the wrong climate/geography. Like the renaissance architecture in Paris is already a bit strange yet manageable, but this is just uncanny. My Southern European brain just can't process this XD It's like I should be seeing St. Peter's Basilica type stuff in Washington D.C.... New York however - completely the opposite, case in point Liverpool.
I like it, going by Vodoo logic, is just the spirits of the old gods coming to America in shape of living humans and made them built their temples.
I’ve always been a fan of big and unnecessarily detailed buildings
Will we get a continuation on the bavarian rulers series? I would love a video on Ludwig the second...
I live here. My favorite building/monument is the Scottish Masonic Temple, near Adams Morgan. My second fave is the Washington Monument.
The Eisenhower proposal was a great idea, shame we went with the one that is done
What about Roosevelt island, it’s the least utilized land in downtown DC. Most people don’t even know it exists.
Let it stay like that
DC residents do.
I wonder what these famous guys would think, if they were to have come back and see all of these monuments for them.
I really liked the arch for the ike memorial. I also really liked that deco woman's memorial
You should do the same for Canada and the tomb of Napoléon
lets go man
living in dc, im incredibly and utterly disappointed that the capitol does not have caryatid columns. it was never part of the design plans, but I love caryatid columns okay
There is nothing like classical architecture in its beauty, power, and timelessness.
6:00 This one is very Roman to me.
The Gothic style Washington Monument made me pog
Is there a coffe table book that has stuff like this ? Recommendations would be appreciated. I love old architecture illustrations.
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If any two men deserve monuments it's grant and Eisenhower, the arc would have been perfect for Eisenhower
They all look like Mausoleums, as the Dead need a House too!
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You would think architecture stopped with the Ancient Greek and Romans. Apparently, they found a formula that we still love thousands of years later.
The obelisk is part of a larger power structure moving northeast up the coast to Boston. Freemasons have their hands ALL over DC.
As an example, the obelisk is 555 feet tall, which is 6,660 inches. Absolutely not a coincidence
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@@wyattmcgee1 are you belittling me for sharing information?
@@TheTaotheawakenedone
I am belittling you for believing that a group of losers in robes secretly control the world.
@@wyattmcgee1 did I say anything about controlling the world? Go strawman somebody else. Your apparent ignorance on the subject gives you poor standing to argue with someone who actually knows what he's talking about.
Nice structure 👍♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️♐️
It's amazing to think that it could've been even worse than it is now.
The layout of the streets in DC is also… fascinating.
Keep up the amazing content… I’d love to see more videos of cities with unbuilt monuments, doesnt matter where
Isn't it interesting that most of these harken back to pagan temples, or structures like temples and Oblisks? I wonder why the man in charge would pay so much money to build these monuments. What do they mean and where do they come from?
All of it is satanic 100% it's made by the freemasonry. And they're the ones that built the whole wide world and america. That's why they have they have the washington monument, just a giant penis. The same thing they call rockets now adays is the same thing, giant penises they put in front of the people. One of the meanings for the g in freemasonry is the generative principle. That's part of why they do this. All of it is satanic to the core and the freemasonry run the whole wide world. Every single government.
@@petergriffen437no
Yooooo gothic Washington monument
I love Washington DC but I wish the McMillan plan was fully built
Who knew greco Roman larping could end in such neat buildings?
There could be a couple new monuments made in DC that I don't think would be out of place. Particularly I'd like one devoted to Franklin D. Roosevelt leading the country through WWII, or John F. Kennedy for the Space Race. A Kennedy Arch would be great, a sort of "gateway to the stars." Actually yeah, you could make it inspired by the Brandenburg Gate and call it the Kennedy Gate.
Those contemporary proposals for the Eisenhower memorial are physically revolting… Mixed use office buildings integrated into a memorial?… We really have lost touch with the greatness which survives from our heritage in the form of historical remains in a very real sense.
If there was a Benjamin Franklin monument i would imagine it might also be a brothel, it very well might be what he wanted lol
GWU students already have a tradition of drunkenly walking around the monuments. Benny would love that
The building @ 5:34 looks like a sith temple
You can see where they stopped the Washington Monument because they used slightly different color stone.
And if you visit you must plan ahead but you can go up to the top!
I really love Washington DC. Many architects and architecture enthusiasts pine for the old days, of classical buildings, Art Deco, and Gothic cathedrals. I somewhat disagree with the obsession with the past, as I find value in all architectural styles. However, the Capital has undeniable unique charm due to the classicism it employs, and as such must continue as such into the future
Art Deco is modern architecture
depressing we don't have them
I see, I click.
How inspirational. I’m moved to tears