Washington, United States
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Standing east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, the monument is made of bluestone gneiss for the foundation and of granite for the construction. The outside facing consists of three different kinds of white marble, as the building process was repeatedly interrupted.
- City
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Washington
- National Mall
- Lincoln Memorial
- Smithsonian Institution
- White House
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Background: Wikipedia