At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, DC. 15 years after the Congress authorised the memorial, the statue of the US civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, on the 48th anniversary of King's historic "I Have A Dream" speech. Photo courtesy: AFP
Chinese artist Lei Yixin poses in front of his work, the "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy: AFP
A jouranlist videos while touring the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy: AFP
Journalists tour the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial three hours before the general public are given access to the newest memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy: AFP
Journalists tour the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial three hours before the general public are given access to the newest memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy: AFP
Master Sculptor Lei Yixin (C), Harry Johnson (R), President and CEO of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, and translator stand at the base of the 30-feet-tall sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Photo courtesy: AFP
Journalists tour the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial three hours before the general public are given access to the newest memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy: AFP
Journalists tour the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial three hours before the general public are given access to the newest memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy: AFP
At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, DC. 15 years after the Congress authorised the memorial, the statue of the US civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, on the 48th anniversary of King's historic "I Have A Dream" speech. Photo courtesy: AFP
Journalists tour the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial three hours before the general public are given access to the newest memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy: AFP
At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, DC. 15 years after the Congress authorised the memorial, the statue of the US civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, on the 48th anniversary of King's historic "I Have A Dream" speech. Photo courtesy: AFP
