Fontaine de la cour contemplative du Musée national d'histoire afro-américaine à Washington DC | WASHINGTON D.C., États-Unis — illuminée par le bas, la fontaine de la cour contemplative envoie une nappe d'eau à travers un oculus brillant, l'équivalent souterrain du Musée national d'histoire et de culture afro-américaine au Washington Monument qui s'élève juste à l'extérieur. La cour occupe le niveau 0 du hall, le plus profond des étages publics du musée, dans un bâtiment où environ 60 % de la structure se trouve sous le National Mall.

• Contributeur: David Coleman | Have Camera Will Travel
• ID de l’image: 2SB6YP0
• Taille du fichier: 124,9 MB (5,9 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5394 x 8091 px | 45,7 x 68,5 cm | 18 x 27 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 30 janvier 2025
• Lieu: National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Informations supplémentaires

The Contemplative Court, a circular fountain chamber inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture, sends water down in a continuous curtain from an overhead oculus, filling the enclosed space with both sound and light. The court sits on Concourse Level 0, the lowest publicly accessible floor of a building in which roughly 60 percent of the total structure lies below grade, beneath the surface of the National Mall. Natural light enters through the ceiling opening even at this greatest depth, connecting the underground space to the world above. Inscribed along the surrounding walls are quotations addressing freedom and memory, including words attributed to Nelson Mandela and to nineteenth-century poet Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. The museum containing this space was authorized by Congress in 2003 after nearly a century of advocacy dating to 1915, when veterans of the U.S. Colored Troops first organized to seek recognition on the National Mall. It opened to the public on September 24, 2016, following a design competition won in 2009 by the team of Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup. Construction and exhibition installation cost approximately $540 million, split evenly between federal appropriations and private fundraising. The Smithsonian Institution's 19th museum, it remains the only national museum dedicated exclusively to African American history and culture. Photograph by David Coleman.

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