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Washington MonumentWashington D.C.
(Photo: www.wrdaonline.org)
Fun Facts
Stands at 555 ft Commemorates George Washington Designed by Robert Mills Took 36 years to complete (1848-1884) Aluminum tip/lightning rod “In 1884 Aluminium was as expensive as
silver, both $1 per ounce.”**Source: article in the Journal of Minerals, Metals, & Materials 47 (1995) pp. 20-25By George J. Binczewski
Location
West end of National Mall
East of Lincoln Memorial and the reflecting pool
106 Acres
Photographer: Carl Hansen (1993)
Photo on left: View to the South ofJefferson Memorial(american-architecture.info)
Photo on right: View to the North ofThe White House. (www.tripadvisor.com)
East View of Capitol.(Photo: Indospectrum.com)
West view of Lincoln Memorial.(Photographer: andreaweckerle)
Tourism
55,000 came in 1888
Over 800,000 come to see it today
Free Admission everyday from 9am-4:45pm
(Photo: www.aardvarko.com)
The End
(photo: www.mccullagh.org)