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=**The Tunnel of Roses**= Coming Spring of 2016

The Tunnel of Roses will be placed on the grass in between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. What will start as a beautiful creation for all to enjoy, will eventually become a run-down representation of what was. Every day, the natural beauties of our world are being ruined. From the deforestation of the Amazon to the family taking shells from the beach, humans are slowly taking and giving nothing in return. While there are ways to get involved with the maintenance of the Earth, not enough people are aware of the devastation humans are wreaking on this planet. This monument will serve as a wake-up call, a reminder, to let people know that they cannot take from nature and expect the beauty they cherish to remain. The tunnel will initially be covered in roses, and visitors will have the opportunity to pick the roses from the arches if they please. The roses will be intertwined with rotting wood, and once the roses are all gone, the rotting wood, the trampled over grass and the probable litter will be all that remains.

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