In 1492…
October 13, 2008 at 8:25 amDC, Exteriors, Holidays, People, Sculptures
It’s Columbus Day and all, and I’m at work when 95% of DC is still sleeping right now, so I thought I would make great use of my time to write a little history lesson: This is a statue of Isabella I of Castile, and it’s outside the Organization of American States building at 17th and Constitution, NW. Isabella was married to Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Spain was politically unified under Carlos I of Spain, their grandson. Christopher Columbus’s plan to sail west to the Indies was denied by Queen Isabella three times before she finally agreed to his terms. He and his crew departed on August 3rd and arrived in America on October 12. (Wikipedia.org)
All of that sailing and discovering, and still the parking garage is not free today. 
I don’t like these floating holidays! Let the parking be free!
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October 13th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
That is a very nice detail shot of Isabel de Castela!