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How to Tour the Washington Monument in DC
DC building height laws restrict most buildings to no more than 160 feet tall. As a freestanding structure, the 555-foot ...
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Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington ... Greek monument in a spot that was, at the time, a remote area. Ximena Lanz, 10, from Linwood, New Jersey, cools her feet in the ...
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12 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Washington Monument
An iconic American historical landmark located in Washington DC’s National Mall, the monument is a stone obelisk stretching 555 feet into the ... for the expected height of the structure and ...
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The White House and the Washington Monument
Standing just shy of 555 ½ feet, the Washington Monument was the tallest structure in the world at its completion in 1884. Nowadays, you can ride one of the monument's glass-encased elevators to ...
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NASA Tracking Washington Monument-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. For comparison, the Washington Monument is about 555 feet tall, the Golden Gate Bridge is about 745 feet tall, and an American ...