• Note: Going inside the Washington Monument was closed for two weeks after today because of Coronavirus.
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  • As early as 1888, an average of 55,000 people a month went to the top, and today the Washington Monument has more than 800,000 visitors each year.
  • The Washington Monument is a hollow Egyptian style stone obelisk with a 500-foot (152.4 m) tall column surmounted by a 55-foot (16.8 m) tall pyramidion.
  • Everything you need to know to plan your visit to the Washington Monument, which stands at just over 555 feet tall and was built to honor George Washington.
  • In the 1840s the Washington National Monument Society selected Robert Mills’ 600-foot masonry obelisk to honor George Washington.
  • Washington Monument, obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States.
  • The Washington Monument dominates the DC skyline as a tribute to George Washington's military leadership, statesmanship, and wisdom.
  • Located in Washington D.C., the Washington Monument is the tallest building in Washington D.C. and the tallest obelisk in the world.
  • A group of citizens formed the Washington National Monument Society, an organization dedicated to fund and build a monument in honor of George Washington.