A trip to Washington part 4(16)
Lincoln Memorial
A trip to Washington part 4(16)
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
View from the Lincoln Memorial
towards the Washington Monument and
the Capitol
View from the Lincoln Memorial
towards the Washington Monument and the reflecting pool
View from the Lincoln Memorial
towards the Washington Monument and
the Capitol
The garden before
Smithsonian
Institution
Hindenburg
disaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F54rqDh2mWA
National Museum of Natural History
The Hope Diamond
Hope diamanten (In
Swedish)
The Hope Diamond
Hope diamanten (In
Swedish)
45.52 carats
India
You are looking at one of the world's most famous gems-renowned for its
flawless
clarity, rare deep blue color, and eventful history. It is surrounded
by 16 white
diamonds and suspended from a platinum chain bearing 46 more diamonds.
The rare 45.52 carat deep-blue diamond was cut from a stone found in India about
350 years ago and was once part of the French crown jewels.
(It was tricky to get a good shot at it since it was to dark to take a picture
without the flash and with the
flash on, the flash reflected in the bullet proof glass surrounding the Hope
diamond, so I picked up my tripod and got this picture before
a guard approached me and said that it wasn't allowed to use a tripod.)
Marie Antoinette
Earrings
The French
Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821)
gave these two pieces of jewelry to his second wife,
Empress
Marie Louise
The 98.6-carat deep blue sapphire in a diamond and platinum necklace was
designed by Cartier and was found in Sri Lanka. The piece was a gift to the
Smithsonian Institute by Countess Mona von Bismark in 1967.
To the left: The Hall Sapphire and Diamond Necklace
Necklace featuring 36 matched sapphires from Sri Lanka totaling 195 carats.
Surrounded by 435 diamonds weighing 84 carats.
