Washington Monument

**Washington Monument**
	obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Instance of	obelisk; National Memorial of the United States; tourist attraction;
Dedicated to	George Washington;
Commemorates	George Washington;
Made from material	marble (wall, memorial stone); gneiss (wall, foundation); sandstone (memorial stone); soapstone (memorial stone); granite (wall, memorial stone); jadeite (memorial stone); concrete (foundation); aluminium (apex, power cable, stairs); limestone (memorial stone); catlinite (memorial stone); copper (memorial stone, power cable); petrified wood (memorial stone); cast iron (stairs); wrought iron (stairs); steel (stairs);
Genre	public art;
Located in protected area	National Mall;
Location	National Mall, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
Architectural style	Egyptian Revival architecture;
Architect	Robert Mills;
Creator	Robert Mills;
Has use	memorial;
Owned by	National Park Service;
Operator	National Park Service;
Heritage designation	National Register of Historic Places listed place (1966–);
Inception	1848;
Date of official opening	1885;
Height	169.046 ±0.001 m (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, 2014);
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	38° 53′ 22.11″ N, 77° 02′ 06.88″ W
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	Q178114; VIAF ID: 3377147907528379210003; Library of Congress authority ID: sh86000926; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10645426; BabelNet ID: 00080530n; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007541425505171; NRHP reference number: 66000035; LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID: dc0261
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English: The Washington Monument is a monument to U.S. President George Washington located in Washington, DC.

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Security enhancements under construction at the monument grounds in 2004
Peace rally, March 15, 2003
Looking up at night
circa 1860
Washington Monument seen from the Jefferson Memorial at dusk
Vertical Look at Washington Monument
During a snow storm
Seen in black & white
View from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
The Deseret Stone is one of 193 Commemorative Stones installed during the monument's construction.
Washington Monument and Smithsonian Castle at Sunset
A photo taken during the Apollo 11 50th anniversary show of the Apollo 11 rocket projected on the Washington Monument in Washington, DC on July 20, 2019
A projection on the Washington Monument in Washington, DC showing the first footprint on the moon. Projected 50 years to the minute after Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon
An image of Apollo 11, projected on the Washington Monument for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch

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