Washington Monument
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Column
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| Function / usage: |
Observation tower
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| Built: | 1848 - 1885 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Washington, District of Columbia, USA, North America |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 169 m |
Materials
| shaft |
masonry
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Notes
The beginning of the construction of the monument was marked by the ground breaking on July 4, 1848. Construction was halted in 1854, at a height of 150 feet, due to political events. For the centennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1876, the task to complete the structure was given to the Corps of Engineers. The foundations were redone as the monument was already leaning like the Tower of Pisa. The capstone was set in 1884 and the monument dedicated on February 21, 1885.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Washington: The National Capital, United States Government Printing Office, Washington (USA), 1921; pp. 284-307
- Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Loventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 1884822452, 1996; pp. 12-13
- Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA), ISBN 1579127878, 2008; pp. 14-15
- Washington: City and Capital, Washington (USA), 1937; pp. 317-330
- History of the Washington National Monument Society, United States Government Printing Office, Washington (USA), 1903
- Scaling the Monument, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", April 1999, n. 4 v. 69
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000087 |
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| Created: | 28/10/1998 |
| Last Updated: | 21/05/2013 |