The United States Capitol overlooking the National Mall | Photo: Matthias Ries

The United States Capitol overlooking the National Mall | Photo: Matthias Ries

The Library of Congress – Jefferson Building | Photo: Matthias Ries

The Library of Congress – Jefferson Building | Photo: Matthias Ries

Entrance Hall of the Jefferson Building – The Library of Congress | Photo: Matthias Ries

Entrance Hall of the Jefferson Building – The Library of Congress | Photo: Matthias Ries

The Washington Monument – an archetype of a masculin obelisk. Obelisk monuments date back to ancient Egypt | Photo: Matthias Ries

The Washington Monument – an archetype of a masculin obelisk. Obelisk monuments date back to ancient Egypt | Photo: Matthias Ries

Washington DC

06th of May 2015
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Washington DC is an epicenter of Archives. In my definition Archive means not only the institutional storing of historical records, but moreover the storing and keeping of things and information in general. Archives in this sense belong to the Cultural Memory and include stored and collected objects. Within walking distance of the National Mall there is the National Archive, the Smithsonian Institute (which includes 11 museums along the mall), the Library of Congress and a few other Museums.

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