Slide Title

Washington Monument

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

Spring 4-1958

Description

The Washington Monument, the most prominent fixture in the D.C. skyline, was completed in 1884 in honor of the first American president, George Washington. The monument stands over 555 ft tall and offers views over thirty miles. A design competition was held in 1836, and Robert Mills proposed the Egyptian obelisk-shaped monument that won. The monument stands on the National Mall in Washington D.C.

Notes

http://www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Building Type

Public sculpture

Subject Headings

Cities and towns -- Washington D.C.; Architecture -- Monuments -- George Washington Monument; Architecture -- Monuments -- Obelisks;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

District of Columbia

City Name

Washington D.C.

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Keywords

George Washington Monument; Washington D.C.; monuments; obelisks; capitol city;

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