Trylon of Freedom at the U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C. by Carl Paul Jennewein, Justement, Elam & Darby
Granite by Carl Paul Jennewein (Sculptor), Justement, Elam & Darby (Architect)
Address: Constitution Ave. between 3rd & 4th Sts NW Nearest Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow - Green)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 65020067 (dcMem ID #342)
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With the Blackstone statue in the background (right side of Trylon). Freedom of press (bottom), speech (middle) & religion (top)
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With the Meade memorial in the background.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. [ed. note: Declaration of Independence] ...
We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves & our posterity, do ordain & establish this constitution for the United States of America. [ed. note: Preamble to the Constitution]
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law. [ed. note: Article V Bill or Rights]
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Right to trial by jury (bottom), protection against cruel & unusual punishment (middle -- man mediates between prisoner & executioner) & illegal search & seizure (top -- seized goods are scattered on the ground).
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