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Washington Monument
Code Number:
CONV01P13_06
Title:
Washington Monument
Constitution Ave. & 15th St. NW
Telephone: 202.426.6841
Admission: Free
Monument Hours: September through March daily 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Total cost: $1,187,710
Height of monument above floor: 555 feet 5 1/8 inches
Width at base of shaft: 55 feet 1 1/2 inches
Width at top of shaft: 34 feet 5 1/2 inches
Thickness of walls at base of shaft: 15 feet
Thickness of walls at top of shaft: 18 inches
Depth of foundation: 36 feet 10 inches
Weight of monument: 90,854 tons
Sway of monument in 30-mile-per-hour wind: 0.125 of an inch
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Image by:
Wernher Krutein

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