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How long does it take to get to the top of the Washington Monument?
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∙ 13y ago
Just a few minutes. The original elevator that had been used to raise building materials was altered so that it could carry passengers. The original elevator was a steam elevator and took 20 minutes to go to the top.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA long elevator shaft takes you to the top. From the top you can see all of Washington, Arlington, some of fairfax county, falls church, and the blue ridge mountains. You can see Bethesda and some of Maryland, but not all the way to baltimore.
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∙ 13y agoIt takes about 70 seconds to get to the top of the Washington Monument today. But in 1888 it took about 20 minutes depending on how hot the fire was because it relied on steam.
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∙ 9y agoIt takes 1 minute 10 seconds for the elevator to reach the top of the Washington Monument. The elevator travels a distance of 500 feet from the lobby to the observation level.
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∙ 13y agoIt only takes 70 seconds. You aren't allowed to take the stairs up because it has caused many health problems, even in healthy people, but you can take the stairs back down.
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∙ 11y agoit takes 456 hours
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∙ 14y agohi mom
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∙ 14y ago10 seconds
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How long does it take the 40-person capacity elevator to ascend to the top of the Washington Monument?
It takes 70 seconds for the elevator to ascend 500 feet (152 meters) from the lobby to the observation level of the Washington Monument. That equals 1 minute 10 seconds.
What is the name of a monument in Washington DC also a tall rectangular column with a pyramid on top?
The Washington Monument
How is the engraving at the top of the Washington Monument translated?
The engraving at the top of the Washington Monument is translated as "praise to God." The inscription, Laus Deo, is in Latin.
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
