including a giant ball of, um crap? :3
squat-ters?
Wait, they get free overnight parking?
Remembered seeing the queen in one of these...
Artistic impressions of a frozen London
The lovechild of London and Venice
Museum Cafe
Totally animated
Wall of facts
Back to the museum lobby
Giant rock by the entrance
The fort outside the museum
That's all folks!
The National Gallery of art!
Opened in 1937
the front atrium of the north entrance
it's ranked 2nd nationally and 6th globally
as a museum of choice
the museum spots a large collection of fine art
statues
all displayed in large accessible galleries
sculptures
marble-quete!
and paintings alike
tapestries and murals
coin collections
old fireplaces
19th century french paintings
The garden courts in the museum
decked with skylight and plants
a place to chill and relax by the fountain
the east sculpture hall
italian paintings from 13-15th centruy
nicely framed
The Rotunda
Oculus of the West Building dome
of the West Building
the sculpture galleries serves as a major hallway
centerpiece on the main floor
for access to the various smaller galleries
like this one!
beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
the various small galleries
housing mostly paintings
The Shaw Memorial Project
American galleries
the west sculpture hall
view of the gardens from the galleries
indians!
skylit!