Part of a memorial to Pennsylvania generals in the Civil War. Atop the pillar is either General George Gordon Meade or Major General John Fulton Reynolds. Richard Smith, who paid for it, was not a general, but a Type Founder, according to the statue that's part of the memorial.
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Granted the rule of thumb is that photographing statues from below makes them look more magnificent, but this over does it a bit too much. ;) A different angle could have strenghtened this photo. I suspect the choice was a result of needing the frame.
Normally, I prefer the subjectmatter to be off-centered but I think it would help in this situation due to the diagonals formed by the building. Harsh lighting from the sky also hurts the image. I find the architecture much more interesting than the statue, thus my eyes never want to leave the foreground.
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