This Day in History: Washington Monument Is Completed
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This Day in History:
Washington Monument
Is Completed.
December 6, 1884.
The Washington Monument
stood as the tallest man-made
structure in the world at the time.
A monument to honor
the nation's first president,
George Washington, had been
a focus of Congress since 1783.
The Washington Monument Society
began raising funds for the structure in 1832.
Though fundraising efforts had
fallen well short of the the $1 million
budget, construction of Robert Mills'
design began on July 4, 1848. .
Construction was
halted in the mid
1850s and did not
begin again until 1876.
Once completed, the 555 ft.
tall monument utilized more than
35,000 marble and granite bricks. Today,
800,000 people visit the monument yearly
Washington Monument
Is Completed.
December 6, 1884.
The Washington Monument
stood as the tallest man-made
structure in the world at the time.
A monument to honor
the nation's first president,
George Washington, had been
a focus of Congress since 1783.
The Washington Monument Society
began raising funds for the structure in 1832.
Though fundraising efforts had
fallen well short of the the $1 million
budget, construction of Robert Mills'
design began on July 4, 1848. .
Construction was
halted in the mid
1850s and did not
begin again until 1876.
Once completed, the 555 ft.
tall monument utilized more than
35,000 marble and granite bricks. Today,
800,000 people visit the monument yearly