Raylen's Washington Monument

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 By Raylen


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The Washington Monument is 555 ft and 169m tall.


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Sandstone, marble, and granite are what the Washington Monument was made of.


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The Washington Monument was built to honor George Washington, the very first president of the United States of America.


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Construction on the Washington Monument began in 1848 and ended in 1884.


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The Washington monument weighs 90 tons and is 50 stories tall. There are 36,491 stones in the Washington Monument. T To build the Washington Monument then cost $2,000,000. Now it would cost $21,000,000 because the prices of materials and labor went up?

St. Louis Arch

Statue of Liberty


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Did you know that the Washington Monument is two different colors because they ran out of the same material?


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Did you know that the Washington Monument‘s obelisk is made of aluminum ?


Raylen


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