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The Washington Monument is a large, tall, white-colore obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is a United States Presidential Memorial constructed to commemorate George Washington. The monument is the world's tallest stone structure, and is the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m) in height and made of marble, granite, and sandstone. It was designed by Robert Mills, an architect of the 1840s. The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 but was not completed until 1884, almost 30 years after the architect's death. This hiatus in construction was because of a lack of funds and the intervention of the American Civil War. A difference in shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (45 m) up, clearly delineates the initial construction from its resumption in 1876.

Trivia about washington monument

  • In the 1879 Mathew Brady photo seen here, this structure was about 150 feet tall
  • On December 6, 1884 this was capped with a 100-oz., 9-inch-high pyramid-shaped block of aluminum, a metal that was rare at the time
  • This D.C. structure is the world's tallest obelisk
  • South Carolinian Robert Mills designed antebellum homes but is best known for this tall pointy thing in D.C.
  • The cornerstone for this monument was laid July 4, 1848 with a trowel once used by our first president
  • On February 21, 1885 this 555' memorial was dedicated in the nation's capital
  • This imposing American landmark is seen here as it looked in 1876
  • A line drawn from the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol would pass through this 555' tower
  • The Kennedy Center's Grand Foyer is so large this D.C. obelisk would fit in it, if laid on its side
  • Pope Pius IX donated a stone for this imposing obelisk, but some masked fiends dumped it into the Potomac in 1854
  • This Washington D.C. monument stands near the Potomac, about halfway between the Capitol & the Lincoln Memorial
  • 8 small windows are located at the 500-foot level of this Washington monument
  • Life's wandering road may take you to this 555-foot-high obelisk at 15th & Constitution Avenue NW in D.C.
  • 50 aluminum flagpoles encircle this D.C. landmark
  • Robert Mills designed this structure that opened in 1888 & was built from 36,491 blocks
  • At its 500-foot level, it has 8 small windows, 2 on each side
  • This D.C. landmark is 2-toned because it was partially built but lost funding for close to 15 years, until the centennial
  • Robert Mills, a Greek Revivalist architect, designed the U.S. Treasury building & this 555-foot-tall structure

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