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Page 1: Washington Monument Washington D.C. (Photo: )
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Washington MonumentWashington D.C.

(Photo: www.wrdaonline.org)

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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

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Location

West end of National Mall

East of Lincoln Memorial and the reflecting pool

106 Acres

Photographer: Carl Hansen (1993)

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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)

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East View of Capitol.(Photo: Indospectrum.com)

West view of Lincoln Memorial.(Photographer: andreaweckerle)

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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)

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The End

(photo: www.mccullagh.org)