Washington Monument, Washington D.C.

🗽 Washington Monument, Washington D.C. 📌 What Is It? The Washington Monument is a stately obelisk-shaped memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., USA. It was built to honor George Washington — the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.   📐 Physical Facts - Height: 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.3 meters) — the tallest stone monument in the world ​ - Base: 55 feet (16.8 meters) square ​ - Materials: White marble, granite, and sandstone — composed of 36,491 stone blocks ​ - Weight: Approximately 91,000 tons ​ - Walls: 4.6 meters thick at the base, tapering to just 46 centimeters at the top ​ - Top: Capped with a small pyramid made of aluminum ​ - Surrounded by 50 American flags — representing the 50 U.S. states #monument