Franklin delano roosevelt memorial washington dc facts
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
U.S.
Franklin delano roosevelt memorial washington dc facts
national memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32ndpresident of the United States, and to the era he represents.
The memorial is one of two in Washington honoring Roosevelt.
Dedicated on May 2, 1997, by President Bill Clinton, the national memorial, spread over 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) adjacent to the southwest side of the Tidal Basin along the Cherry Tree Walk in West Potomac Park, traces 12 years of the history of the United States through a sequence of four outdoor rooms, one for each of FDR's terms of office.[1]Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd president alongside his dog Fala.
Other sculptures depict scenes from the Great Depression, such as listening to a fireside chat on the radio and waiting in a bread line. A bronze statue of First LadyEleanor Roosevelt standing befo