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How is the engraving at the top of the Washington Monument translated?
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∙ 9y ago
The engraving at the top of the Washington Monument is translated as "praise to God." The inscription, Laus Deo, is in Latin.
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What is the name of a monument in Washington DC also a tall rectangular column with a pyramid on top?
The Washington Monument
What can you see at the top of the Washington monument?
a pyramid
Are there windows in the Washington Monument?
I wouldn't consider it a window, but if you go to the top of the monument, you can look out of it.
How many steps to the top of the Washington monument?
897
What is the very top of the Washington monument made of?
aluminum
What is the pyramid on top of the Washington Monument made out of?
Gold
What metal sits on top of the Washington monument?
Aluminum
What is the Washington Monument's architectural style?
The obelisk is the architectural style of the Washington Monument. An obelisk is a tall, four-sided pillar with a pyramid-shaped top.
Is the top of the Washington Monument gold?
No, the top of the Washington Monument is capped with a pyramidal point or pyramidion. The pyramidal point was cast by William Frishmuth from aluminum, at the time a rare metal as valuable as silver.
What is the Washington monument top made of?
Aluminum. It was just on who wants to be a millionaire
Why was the Washington Monument made?
The purpose of the Washington Monument was to honor George Washington, the top general in the Revolutionary War and America's first president under the Constitution.To honer the 1st president Gorge Washington
What goemetrical shape is the Washington Monument?
The Washington Monument is an obelisk, a large rectangular tower with a point on top. The obelisk structure originated in Egypt, but is now used all over the world for different purposes (many being to honor someone/something, such as the Washington Monument.)
