There's a whole bunch of them. That place is pretty much monument central.
Because it is a monument to George Washington.
It is called, Washington's Monument.
The Washington Monument is in Washington DC.
Its proper name is the Washington Monument. Its shape is an obelisk.
the Washington monument
Washington Monument
Its proper name is the Washington Monument. Its shape is an obelisk.
The Washington Monument
because his name was george washington...
Washington Monument
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It is a monument and a memorial, and both words have considerable overlap in meaning. In short, it's called the 'Washington Monument' because the people who proposed, designed and constructed it, gave it that name.