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I’m your host Christine today we’ll be
taking a brief look at the most
prominent landmark in Washington DC the
Washington Monument the Washington
Monument is the most prominent as well
as one of the older attractions in
Washington DC it was built in honor of
George Washington who led the country to
independence and then became its first
president the monument is shaped like an
Egyptian obelisk 555 feet high and
averages 30 to 40 miles with ability and
clear weather
the monument is among the world’s
tallest masonry structures it was
designed by Robert Mills a prominent
American architect
of the 1840s the actual construction of
the monument began in 1848 but was not
completed until 1884 almost 30 years
after the architects death at the time
of its construction it was the tallest
building in the world it is still the
tallest building in Washington DC
I’m your host Christine today we’ll be
taking a brief look at the most
prominent landmark in Washington DC the
Washington Monument the Washington
Monument is the most prominent as well
as one of the older attractions in
Washington DC it was built in honor of
George Washington who led the country to
independence and then became its first
president the monument is shaped like an
Egyptian obelisk 555 feet high and
averages 30 to 40 miles with ability and
clear weather
the monument is among the world’s
tallest masonry structures it was
designed by Robert Mills a prominent
American architect
of the 1840s the actual construction of
the monument began in 1848 but was not
completed until 1884 almost 30 years
after the architects death at the time
of its construction it was the tallest
building in the world it is still the
tallest building in Washington DC
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