Photos from the Titanic 100 Commemoration

Below are some photos from the Titanic 100 Commemoration Ceremony that took place on Saturday evening along the southern stretch of the Southwest Waterfront at the Titanic Memorial. It was nice to see the waterfront activated with so many people and is a precursor to how it could be once The Wharf development is complete. Period music that was performed on the ship was played during the ceremony and images of the ship were projected on the side of Riverside Condominium. Over 1,000 luminaries were placed along the waterfront - one for every passenger and crew member that was killed when the ship sank. Some people dressed in period clothing as well. If you have any photos you want to submit from the commemoration, feel free to send them to southwest.tlqtc@gmail.com. 

Images from the Titanic were projected on the side of Riverside Condos 

Spectators watch as images are displayed on Riverside Condos.

An image from the interior of the Titanic.

A close-up of one of the luminaries set up along the waterfront.

An image of the iceberg that caused the Titanic to sink.

100th Anniversary of Titanic Tragedy

On the evening of Saturday, April 14, SWDC Heritage will host a commemoration at the Titanic Memorial of the 100th anniversary of the doomed ship's sinking during its maiden voyage. The Titanic memorial is located on the Southwest Waterfront where P Street dead-ends at Waterfront Park next to Fort McNair. Historic images of the Titanic and her crew will be displayed along the waterfront as well as music from the period.  The commemoration will begin at 7pm.  This commemoration is in addition to the annual ceremony performed by the Men's Titanic Society, who gather at the memorial at midnight to honor those who gave their lives for others when the ship sank.

The memorial is on National Park Service land and will not be moved when The Wharf development gets underway.  However, the Hoffman-Madison Waterfront team is working with NPS to improve the setting of the area by the memorial to be more compatible for their plans for the Waterfront Park and wharf walkway.