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About 1.1 million.

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According to the National Park Service, the official height of the Washington Monument is 555 feet, 5⅛ inches (169.294 m).

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The architect who designed Washington, D.C.is Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Planned in 1783 to have a prominent statue honoring George Washington near the White House and Capitol

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555 feet

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94072.20192sq ft

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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

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Its cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1848; the capstone was set on December 6, 1884, and the completed monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885. It officially opened October 9, 1888.
The cornerstone was laid for the monument in 1848 but there were many delays in its building completion - one being the Civil War. The monument was completed in 1888, opening to the public for the first time on October 9, 1888.

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Chester A. Arthur was the president when the monument was dedicated on Washington's birthday in 1885. Arthur made a speech at the dedication.

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A monument is a specific feature, either natural or man-made, that has meaning and significance. Some examples include Mt. Rushmore (man-made), and Devils Tower (natural).

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The two words in "Latin" says "Laus Deo" that means "Praise be to God"

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None. The monument is built with mostly Bluestone inside the monument and Marble as the outside facing.

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The Washington Monument was built to commemorate George Washington for his leadership in the Revolutionary War.

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The National World War II Memorial is the newest monument in Washington DC. It opened to the public on April 29, 2004 and was dedicated by President Bush on May 29, 2004.

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Both of them are the same shape, as they are both obelisks (narrow, tall, pointy things)

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What is the ratio of 555 feet as to 9.25 inches.

6,660 inches : 9.25 = 720 : 1

The model is 720 as to 1 scale, or 1/720th scale model

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the Washington monument was made (built) by hundreds of people and it took several years

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When building of the Monument stopped in 1854, they didn't resume until around the early 1870's. When they resumed, they couldn't use the same quarry of rock, because it had long gone to build bunkers for the war effort. when they resumed with enough fundings to continue building, they had to use a slighty differently colored rock to finish the building process. the monument opened to the public in 1878

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P.H. McLaughlin and hundreds of other workers.

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There is the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC. It is a beautiful obelisk made from blocks of marble.

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While the school children were in Washington DC, they visited the Washington Monument on the Mall.