Washington+Memorial+CO+and+LJ


 * Notes:**


 * **The memorial was made on October 9th, 1888**
 * **it is 555 feet tall**
 * **no other building is allowed to be taller than it in washington d.c.**
 * **when it first opened you would have to use an elevator to get to the top that took 20 minutes and only men could use it and they women and children would have to take 897 steps to get to the top.**
 * **until the eiffel tower was built it was the tallest building in the world**
 * **On December 8 1982 a 60 year old navy veteran, Norman Mayer drove his van to the monument and threatened to blow up the structure with 1000 pounds of dynamite and a group of tourists were trapped in the memorial for seven hours and streets and buildings were evacuated near by. this lasted for ten hours until Mayer was shot and the police checked his van and found no explosives.**
 * **it was made out of marble, granite, and sandstone.**
 * **there is fifty flags that surround the monument and each one represents a state.**
 * **took nearly a century to plan**
 * **took 40 years to build**
 * **there is 36,000 stones that were used to made**
 * **it weighs 100,000 tons**
 * **robert mills designed is (Irrelevant)**
 * **george washington weighed 220**
 * **when you get to the top you can see a panoramic view of washington DC and you can see for almost 30 miles into the distance**
 * **when you get to the top you can see a panoramic view of washington DC and you can see for almost 30 miles into the distance**




 * Information: **

"Washington Monument Facts." //Washington Monument Facts //. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2014.


 * http://www.washingtondc-go.com/attractions/washington-monument-facts.html

"Fun Facts - Washington Monument." //Fun Facts - Washington Monument //. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.


 * https://sites.google.com/a/g.coppellisd.com/washington-monumentnl/fun-facts


 * Pictures: **

"Washington Monument, Washington, D.C." //Most Beautiful Places //. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014.

>  > "Washington D.C." //Adventure Student Travel //. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014.
 * http://mostbeautifulplacesintheworld.org/?p=2930

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 * http://www.adventurestudenttravel.com/astour/washington-educational/