Last updated: October 29, 2020
Place
Titanic Memorial
Quick Facts
Location:
Washington, DC
Amenities
3 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Wheelchair Accessible
Erected to honor the men who gave their lives on the Titanic, this memorial has been moved from its original location where the Kennedy Center is now located. On the White House's Ellipse, another monument is dedicated to two specific Titanic victims.
Sculptor: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Inscriptions
Pedestal, front
TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO PERISHED IN THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC
APRIL 15, 1912
THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT WOMEN AND CHILDREN MIGHT BE SAVED
ERECTED BY THE WOMEN OF AMERICA
Pedestal, right
GERTRUDE VANDERBILT WHITNEY 1931
Pedestal, back
TO THE YOUNG AND THE OLD
THE RICH AND THE POOR
THE IGNORANT AND THE LEARNED
ALL
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES NOBLY
TO SAVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN