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.
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- Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c. 1845–1848. Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove.
- The Washington monument has lived over 220 years and it is the tallest building in Washington DC.
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- Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C.
- The Washington National Monument Society, formed in 1833, raised funds for a design competition, but no plans realized their expectations.
- Millions of people walk along Washington’s National Mall and pause to stare up at the giant obelisk that is the Washington Monument.
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- 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.
- Washington Monument tickets are currently only available online at 10am day before; however, there is nothing listed as “NR” after March 24.
- 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.
