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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How many people go inside the monument every year.
Excavation for the foundation of the Monument began in early 1848
Because it is a monument to George Washington.
The Washington Monument is in Washington D.C.
Robert Mills was in his 55th year in 1836, the year his design for the Washington Monument was selected. He was born on August 12, 1781.
Early in 1848 construction began on the Washington Monument. The cornerstone was laid as part of July 4th ceremonies that year.
The Washington Monument.
In the middle of building it they ran out of the first color and then finished it with the other.