While I had my camera with me this morning at the Kennedy Center for the Festival of China, I took the opportunity to snap a few more photos inside the center and some shots of Washington and Georgetown from the Rooftop Terrace. Pictured above is the bust of John F. Kennedy in the Grand Foyer, just outside the Opera House.
Above on the left is a view of the Grand Foyer taken from in front of the Millenium Stage, the locale where free performances are given every evening at 6 p.m. On the right is a picture of one of the costumes worn by Placido Domingo in a performance years ago at the Kennedy Center, which is enshrined in a display in the lobby of the Opera House. This particular costume is a rich, heavy brocade embroidered with gold metallic threads and studded with real gemstones. The fur trim is mink. There is quite a bit of Domingo worship around here by the local operaphiles.
On performance evenings, one can dine in one of the several Kennedy Center restaurants, including the Terrace Restaurant on the rooftop, with a view of the Lincoln Memorial. The restaurant is a little pricy, so we starving singers don't get to eat there often. Here is the October menu:
And this is a view of the Lincoln Memorial from the Rooftop Terrace:
As the Kennedy Center is set on the banks of the Potomac River, there are fine views of the river from the western side of the rooftop terrace. Here is a view of the bend in the river, from the Key Bridge on the left to the Watergate on the right, and the second picture is of rowers in front of the Georgetown waterfront. On the horizon on the far right, you can see the Washington National Cathedral.
From the north end of the terrace, one can see a great view of the infamous Watergate complex next door. One of my friends and his wife lives there, and he says it's a great big concrete monstrosity in great need of upkeep and repair, but they are limited as to what can be done due to its National Historic Register status.
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