Opulent Diversity: Washington, D.C., Lights Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Opulent Diversity: Washington, D.C., Lights

I've always been fascinated by the incredible variety and beauty of the many light fixtures around the nation's capital, so this is a gallery in progress of what I find in my travels.

Artistry at the EPA	Glitter at the EPA	Mayflower Hotel	Newseum
Different perspective on the Supreme Court	US Supreme Court	American Bar Association	National Post Office Museum
Modern imitation pales in comparison	Library of Congress	Library of Congress	Library of Congress
Library of Congress	Library of Congress	Library of Congress	Capitol grounds
Capitol grounds	Capitol grounds	Capitol grounds	Capitol grounds
Capitol grounds	US House of Representatives	US Capitol	US Capitol
Capitol grounds	Capitol grounds	US Capitol grounds	US Capitol grounds
Cannon House office	Bank of America	PNC Bank	US Treasury
The White House	Metropolitan Square	Union Station	Union Station
Union Station	Russell Senate Office Building	Russell Senate Office Building	Dirkson Senate Office Building
Constitution Avenue	Constitution Avenue	Constitution Avenue	Constitution Avenue
Department of Labor	Gaslights at Decatur House	US Chamber of Commerce	Organization of the American States
American Red Cross	American Red Cross	Hay-Adams Hotel	St. Regis Hotel
Daughters of the American Revolution	DAR Constitution Hall	DAR Constitution Hall	Old Executive Office Building
Renwick Gallery	Renwick Gallery	Freer Gallery	Freer Gallery
Freer Gallery	Freer Gallery	National Mall, Natural History Museum	The National Mall
Smithsonian Castle	Natural History Museum (with animal feet)	Department of Agriculture	Office of the Solicitor General
Department of Commerce	Department of Commerce	Evening Star Building	National Museum of Women in the Arts
City Hall	Willard Hotel	Willard Hotel	Willard Hotel
Ronald Regan Building and Int'l Center	Ronald Reagan Building and Int'l Trade Center	Chinatown	Archives
Federal Trade Commission	National Gallery of Art	National Academy of Sciences	US Federal Reserve
American Pharmacists Association	Pan American Union	Old train station, Capitol Hill	DC Court of Appeals
Library of Congress	Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church (1872)	Eastern Market	Chinatown
Borders lineup	F Street modern	F Street modern	F Street modern
Profusion at Warner Theater	Longworth House Office Building	US Capitol	US Capitol
US Capitol steps	US Senate	Internal Revenue Service	Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Bureau of Printing and Engraving	Holocaust Museum	Old US Postal Department	Warner Theater
Arlington Cemetery	The United Methodist Church	A bridge on Connecticut Ave.	Another bridge on Connecticut Ave.
National Geographic	Government Printing Office	US Department of Justice	Ugly lights at the FBI
Where have all the eagles gone	Bald eagle, not a pigeon, tops the light	US Public Health Service Building	National Museum of African American History and Culture
New America	New America again	St. John�s Episcopal Church	Lamp post at the historic Howard Theatre
Lamppost at Interior	Droopy lights	H Street NE lamp post	Georgetown University lamppost
Healy Hall, Georgetown University

Bill Klein		24-May-2023 20:22
Superb gallery, Helen! BV!

Yohanan David		18-May-2023 04:51
A great collection of beautiful lamps. Excellent work! V

Jeff Real		11-Dec-2021 15:15
I really appreciate all of the effort it took to make this amazing collection! I find them all fascinating. V

Marwan Habib		10-Nov-2021 21:54
I'm discovering an interesting gallery here, also it was under my eyes for years... Nice work Helen. It is an incredible collection.

Bart Aldrich		20-Oct-2021 16:49
Very original and interesting series! V

Chris Gibbins		19-Sep-2021 20:56
Fascinating gallery, Helen. I, too, collect images of similar architectural details such as chimneys and the inevitable doors and windows!

victorswan		19-Sep-2021 18:34
A great gallery with fantastic images great work BV

Vijay Nanda		16-Sep-2021 18:15
Very very remarkable gallery ! Great

Jim's Visions		09-Sep-2021 05:29
Beautiful subject for a gallery! Love it!... josefina

Raymond Ma		05-Sep-2021 20:56
Such a wonderful collection of well crafted and artistic light fixtures differing in style and variety! ~V~

danad		03-Sep-2021 08:00
An original topic and well presented ! V.

joseantonio		03-Sep-2021 04:50
it´s really a nice collection of lights around the city.V

Zolt�n Balogh		24-Aug-2021 04:41
What a great and diverse collection, Helen! V

William Barletta		24-Aug-2021 01:55
A fine collection of detail ~V~

Dennis Hoyne		23-Aug-2021 03:59
Such a spectacular gallery, beautifully presented.

Dan Greenberg		15-Aug-2021 14:15
You chose an intriguing subject and found such a variety of examples and, of course, photographed them all beautifully. ~BV~

janescottcumming		15-Aug-2021 11:28
What a variety! I just watched the slide show and was so impressed with how many different lights there were. So many of them quite beautiful and unique. I’m going to have to be more observant next time we go to DC. V

Graeme		15-Aug-2021 10:11
Thanks for the link to this amazing gallery, Helen. So many beautiful light designs and colours. All are outstanding.V!!

exzim		11-May-2017 17:34
That is a really neat idea Helen for a gallery, and neat pictures

Gabriel Fiddler		08-Jun-2013 23:06
Great collection. Such beautiful and relevant streetscape details go too often unnoticed by the hurried passerby

sinan		03-Mar-2010 18:35
cool stuff, nice idea.

bill friedlander		22-Jan-2010 17:08
Great idea for a gallery. A large variety of beautiful lamps D.C. can be proud of. The images are beautifully done. V

Jean-Luc Rollier		04-Jan-2010 16:44
Very interesting collection Helen ! Great idea and shots! JL Vote

cits_4_pets		14-Oct-2009 03:07
This is a fun gallery and a wonderful collection of lights gracing Wash. DC. Nice composed images and with good details. I like these kind of themed galleries showing just a small aspect of what is around in areas. Well done gallery!!!

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		02-Sep-2009 16:38
Great Gall! V Paolo

Pat T		24-Aug-2009 06:16
Great gallery. I'll look around my area and see what we have, but I'm sure it's not this great. tx, pat t.

John Potter		16-Aug-2009 15:55
First off, this is an amazing collection, I'm quizzing myself on how many I recognize without looking at the captions. Enough, I guess, but too few. This is a lot of fun! V

Charles Lasnier		16-Aug-2009 00:49
An amazing variety of lamps! Ironically, the Department of Labor lamp has one of the least labor-intensive designs, and the American Red Cross lamp looks particularly spiky and ouchworthy.

mart senior		10-Aug-2009 23:52
great gallery really like it...v

Lawrence Roffee		05-Aug-2009 23:12
Fascinating gallery. The lamps are amazingly unique. I work in DC and have started a more general gallery DC images. http://www.pbase.com/roffee/washington Great images. Larry Roffee

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