Introduction	Bibliography	Pictures
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Introduction

The design was simple, elegant, and to be built as the centerpiece of the National Mall. The meaning of the monument had much more purpose, than its looks. It was built to represent the respect and greatness for George Washington that our country had towards him. For that, this structure is called the Washington Monument, a memorable piece of his past and our future to come.

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Bibliography

"FactsaboutWashingtonMonument".2011.www.Buzzle.com

"WashingtonMonument".2011.www.aviewoncities.com




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Interesting Facts

• The Washington Monument is the tallest stone structure at 555 ft.

• No other building in Washington D.C. can be built taller than the Monument.

• A competition in 1836 was how they got the idea for the shape and structure .

• The competition was won by an architect named Robert Mills.

• The monument was built on a hill, on a 37 acre site that was donated by Congress.

• On July 4, 1848, the cornerstone of the structure was laid.

• After 152 feet of the monument was built they stopped construction for 20 years, for they ran out of funds.

• They started building again in 1876, when Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill for approving government funds to complete it.

• The construction was finally finished in 1884 by The Army Corps of Engineers.

• The monument was officially dedicated to George Washington the day before his birthday in 1885.

• The total cost of building the monument was 1,817,710 dollars.

• The walls of the monument are 15 feet thick at the bottom and 18 inches thick at the top.

• The monument is surrounded by flagpoles, each flag representing a flag of the state.

You can see where construction halted, because the stones are darker at the top, than the original white marble stones at the bottom.

• In 1888 the public was finally allowed to enter the monument.
  

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Links

www.visitingdc.com/.../washington-monument-picture.htm

www.washingtondc-go.com/.../washington-monument-facts.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/monuments/washingtonmonument/




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Casey McMahan, 8th grade, St.Gabriel School, Louisville,KY, March 31, 2011