Reflecting Pool - List of Pools

List of Pools

  • The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and Capitol Reflecting Pool, in Washington, D.C. (the reflecting pool in Washington DC, as of early March 2011, is under renovation)
  • The Al-Andalus era Moorish garden reflecting pool in the Patio de los Arrayanes courtyard, at the Alhambra of Granada, in Andalusian Spain
  • The modernist Palácio do Planalto and Palácio da Alvorada in Brasília, Brazil
  • The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • The Oklahoma City National Memorial, at the site of the Oklahoma City bombing
  • The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, a former reflecting pool was located in front of the stage, circa 1953 - 1972.
  • The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located in New York City, has two reflecting pools on the location where the Twin Towers stood.
  • The Mughal garden reflecting pools at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
  • The reflection pool in front of the stock exchange square in Bordeaux, France.

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