Washington, D.C. - March 21, 2016: The grand staircase of The Smithsonian Institute National Museum of African American History and Culture is unfinished, but still impressive.
The museum is slated to open September 24th. The building, designed by David Adjaye, sits atop the last available plot in the National Mall, very close to the Washington Monument.
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times
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