Peace Circle is a

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, located at the intersection of

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and First Street NW. At its center is the

Peace Monument The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, stands on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Peace Circle at First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. The 44 foot (13.4 m) high ...

, also known as the Naval Memorial. It is a monument to the naval deaths during the

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. The monument is topped by the

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s of Grief and History. On the southeast side facing the

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there is a figure of Peace, and on the northwest side, there are figures of

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and the babies

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and

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. The monument is located on Capitol grounds adjacent to the Capitol Reflection Pool. The monument was sculpted by

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and completed in 1878. The monument was restored in the 1990s.

History of Monument

The monument atop Peace Circle is in honor of the sailors who lost their lives during the American Civil War. The monument was originally to be placed at Annapolis, but for an unknown reason was built in Washington D.C. instead. The idea was created by Admiral David D. Porter, he was so enthused with the project that he fundraised for it personally and sketched a draft for it himself, this draft was passed on to

who ended up sculpting the structure, along with the Bonanni Brothers in

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. The structure fell into disrepair until the 1970s where the

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(AOC) was assigned to take care of it, modern weathering such as acid rain and protestors climbing the statue caused even limbs to fall off of the statues. The AOC added a special layer of protective mineral solution in order to protect the marble from modern wear and tear.

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