The presidential inauguration typically draws large crowds to the city, but this year, the event will feature entirely televised performances and speeches.
Amid security threats after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been encouraged to stay home and watch the ceremony play out online rather than stand in from of the Capitol. Thousands of National Guard members are stationed around D.C., and the Foggy Bottom Campus has been declared a “green zone” limited to residents and businesses.
In case you’re not in the District, here are some of the sights around campus as Inauguration Day nears:
[gwh_image id=”1134630″ credit=”Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor” size=”embedded-img” align=”none”]National Guard members stand guard on 23rd St. NW outside of Shenkman Hall and Sorority Row on Sunday.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134592″ credit=”Zach Brien | Staff Photographer ” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Construction crews set up stages along the National Mall between the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument Thursday. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134593″ credit=”Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]An armored National Guard truck is seen parked outside of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Sunday. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134594″ credit=”Phebe Grosser | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Workers install a fence along L Street NW Thursday in preparation for the inauguration ceremony. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134595″ credit=”Phebe Grosser | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]National Guard troops stand guard outside of the U.S. Capitol Thursday. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134596″ credit=”Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]A digital poster is seen Thursday at a bus stop on F Street NW seeking information on the rioters who stormed the Capitol earlier this month. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134599″ credit=”Zach Brien | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Anna Swearingen, left, Laurie Arbeiter, center, and Lisa Fithia, right, stand outside of the U.S. Capitol holding up banner that reads, “Remove Them All” Thursday. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134597″ credit=”Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Pedestrians walk by a row of National Guard members on Pennsylvania Avenue Sunday. [/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134600″ credit=”Phebe Grosser | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]Workers cover windows with wood on Friday. Several shops, restaurants and hotels in downtown D.C. are closing this week as security ramps up.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134598″ credit=”Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor” size=”embedded-img” align=”none”]A Private First Class National Guard soldier patrols downtown D.C. on Sunday.[/gwh_image]
[gwh_image id=”1134602″ credit=”Phebe Grosser | Staff Photographer” align=”none” size=”embedded-img”]The U.S. Capitol is seen at night with the stage set for inauguration services. [/gwh_image]
