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Washington Monument
Interesting Facts!
The Washington Monument was made for honoring George Washington because he was a strong loyal man. It weighs 91,000 tons and is made out of granite faced with Maryland marble. It was proposed in 1783 and completed on December 6,1888.
All About The Monument!
The Washington Monument has 897 steps and the modern elevator makes a trip in about 60 seconds! The structure is 55 feet (16.8 meters ) square at the base. 555 feet and (169.3 meters) high! The Washington Monument has more than 800,000 tourists each year!
The earthquake!
But unfortunately it closed after an earthquake on August 23, 2011. It struck some 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Washington D.C. damaging the monument but gladly it reopened in 2014.
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