Taft Memorial Carillon — Attraction in Washington

As I've stated elsewhere, the whole Capitol Hill area is a distinct entity full of little places to pause at and ponder. One such is the Robert Taft Memorial. It's right on the main road - next to the New Jersey Ave. Just look to your right and left. It's the big structure.

It celebrates Taft for being the great jurist that he was. It does so through an absolutely fantastic bronze statue and a huge limestone town. MOST INTERESTINGLY, the tower has several huge bells on top. The little details people miss.

Take your kids here and ask them to explore the little park and learn a little bit about Robert Taft. While there, ask them to think about why they have the big bells up...

Visited today. The memorial is to Sen. Robert Taft not his father President William Taft. Robert severed in the Senate from 1936 to 1953. The memorial s north side inscription reads "If we wish to make democracy permanent in this country, let us abide by the fundamental principles laid down in the Constitution. Let us see that the state is the servant of its people, and that the people are not the servants of the state." I found that to be a relevant reminder...

The Taft Memorial is one of DC's lesser known memorials and I wouldn't make a special trip there. However, if you are walking nearby, it's another a memorial to see. It's just off to the side of the US Capitol Building and is a tall monument with a statue of the former president at the bottom surrounding by a moat with several inspiring quotes from his presidency. That's it. Again, it's worth a visit if you are nearby, but don't add it to...