Gunshots Fired Near White House
Gunshots were fired near the White House complex and the Washington Monument Monday, prompting the Secret Service to lock down nearby locations. United States Secret Service confirmed that law enforcement shot one…
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About Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot (169 m) tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Standing east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial, the monument is made of bluestone gneiss for the foundation and of granite for the construction. The outside facing consists of three different kinds of white marble, as the building process was repeatedly interrupted. The monument stands 554 feet 7+11⁄32 inches (169.046 m) tall, according to U.S. National Geodetic Survey measurements in 2013 and 2014. It is the third tallest monumental column in the world, trailing only the Juche Tower in Pyongyang, and the San Jacinto Monument in Houston, Texas. It was the world's tallest structure between 1884 and 1889, after which it was overtaken by the Eiffel Tower, in Paris.
Everything about Washington Monument →- Country
- United States
- Inception
- 1848
- Website
- http://www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm, https://www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm