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The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Standing east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, [2 ...
The Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills was built in Washington D.C, Estados Unidos in 1848-1854, 1876-1888. It was then remodeled in 1934, 1964, 1998-2001, 2004-2005. It is 169.29 m high, 16.80 m wide.
30 Οκτ 2024 · Washington Monument, obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States. Constructed of granite faced with Maryland marble, the structure is 55 feet (16.8 metres) square at the base and 554 feet 7 inches (169 metres) high and weighs an estimated.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot-tall obelisk honoring George Washington on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. operated by the National Park Service. Proposed in the year 1800 and begun in 1848, it was not opened to the public until 1888.
The geometric layout of Washington, D.C.'s streets and green spaces, originally designed by Pierre L'Enfant, reserved a prominent space for a monument to George Washington at the intersection of lines radiating south from the White House and west of the Capitol.
Now an iconic emblem of its city, the Washington Monument is a frequent site of events and demonstrations, as well as a popular attraction for visitors from around the world. DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks) National Register: October 15, 1966.
As the Washington Monument became a center of world-wide interest and tourists made it the mecca of their journey to the Capital reaching an average of 150,000 per year from 1889 to 1912, greater attention was given to community use of the monument grounds by the city's inhabitants.
