Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Granite Statue Cherry Blossoms Washington DC USA // WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Pale cherry blossoms in peak bloom rise behind the inscription wall and the towering granite statue of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial along the Tidal Basin. Carved by sculptor Lei Yixin from 159 blocks of pale pink granite, the central "Stone of Hope" physically manifests a metaphor from King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, emerging from the "Mountain of Despair" behind it. The surrounding landscape features Yoshino cherry trees (*Prunus x yedoensis*), a botanical cultivar
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Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Granite Statue Cherry Blossoms Washington DC USA // WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Pale cherry blossoms in peak bloom rise behind the inscription wall and the towering granite statue of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial along the Tidal Basin. Carved by sculptor Lei Yixin from 159 blocks of pale pink granite, the central "Stone of Hope" physically manifests a metaphor from King's 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, emerging from the "Mountain of Despair" behind it. The surrounding landscape features Yoshino cherry trees (*Prunus x yedoensis*), a botanical cultivar