It took four trips to Washington DC, but I finally managed to get a ticket ... chosen to design an obelisk surrounded by ...

Stretching from the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol Building, the National Mall is a tree- and museum-lined grassy expanse that becomes the focal point of many tourists' DC sightseeing.

However, the National Mall – home to the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial – never displayed a statue of Floyd, the National Park Service told Reuters. The claim originated on the ...