{Federal Hall National Memorial New York City}

Next visit was almost across from the New York Stock Exchange, to Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City.

Statue of George Washington on the Wall Street steps of the Federal Hall National Memorial, designed by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910).
This historic site on Wall Street is where the first United States Congress met and where George Washington was inaugurated President in 1789.
Read more here: Federal Hall National Memorial.

Above you see a plaque commemorating the Northwest Ordinance of the Ohio Company of Associates from 1787.
Below you see the Inauguration with the George Washington Inaugural Bible, which can be seen inside the building.

It is the Birthplace of American Government

Hope you enjoyed this part of our History!
Thanks for visiting.

{A Few White Gladiolus}

We were very lucky for having a few white gladiolus in a vase, just before the tropical rain hit our part of Georgia for a full day...

Yes, this photo is taken on the dark and dreary D-DAY when it rained all day...

Guess our Gladiolus want to teach us some history as the purple ones bloomed around Memorial Day!
Towel is from Le Jacquard Français, France.

After such heavy rain, those flowers are knocked down and gone...

There were more but we could not enjoy them!

Hope you enjoy some of your garden's fresh cut flowers as well.

Thanks for your visit!

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{Gladiolus from our Garden for Memorial Weekend 2016} | previous post by me

{New York Stock Exchange}

On August 28, 2015 we did the New York See It All Tour, with OnBoard Tours.  Of course we also made a stop on Wall Street, the historic area in lower Manhattan. 

We were walking to the impressive building of the New York Stock Exchange.

11 WALL ST

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Same entrance as in photo above but now I've stepped back.

The building has two facades.

Front facade of The New York Stock Exchange with its 6 tall Corinthian columns.

The building seems to have been inspired by the Roman Pantheon.

In the center we see the symbolic statuary of Integrity Protecting the Works of Man, above the New York Stock Exchange frieze.

High relief symbolic figures of which the largest statue as a 'classically robed female figure' called 'Integrity,' who 'stretches both of her arms outward with clenched fists.' A symbol of honesty and sincerity, Integrity, standing on her own pedestal, dominates the center of the 16 ft. high pediment.

The 110 ft. wide pediment contains eleven figures, including the centerpiece figure. 

Integrity protects the 'works of man,' including figures symbolizing Science, Industry,  Agriculture, Mining, and a figure that represents 'Realizing Intelligence.'

The statuary was designed by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) and Paul Wayland Bartlett (1865-1925).

Read more here: Architecture of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE Building in NYC

Hope you enjoyed this architectural treasure.

Have you been there maybe?

Thanks for your visit.