Washington Monument obelisk

Washington Monument obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, DC, built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of granite, marble, blue stone and gneiss, both the world's tallest obelisk stone structure and the tallest building in the world, standing 555 feet 5 +1 / 8 inches (169.294 m). There are huge columns in length, but not every stone obelisks not true. It is also the tallest building in Washington, DC It was designed by Robert Mills, an architect of the 1840s. The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 but not completed until the year 1884, nearly 30 years after the death of the architect. This occurred because the drop in construction co-option by a party knows anything, and lack of funds, and interference in the American Civil War. The difference in the shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (46 meters) or 27% up, and shows where construction was halted for a number of years. Foundation stone was laid on July 4, 1848; culmination was appointed on 6 December 1884, and was dedicated to the completion of the memorial in February 21, 1885. Officially opened October 9, 1888. When finished, it became the tallest building in the world, a title which was held earlier in the Cathedral of Cologne. A monument of this label until 1889, when it was finished the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Due east of the monument stands, and a reflection pool and the Lincoln Memorial.Washington Monument is the most prominent, as well as one of the attractions in age, in Washington, DC, and then became the first president. Shaped like the Egyptian monument.
I already have been there and spent nice time