Washington Monument

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monument national memorial obelisk

The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Washington Monument canonical	54
Washington Monument (distant view)	2
The Washington Monument	1
Washington Monument pyramidion	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ national memorial ⓘ obelisk ⓘ
architect	Robert Mills ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1884 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1848 ⓘ
coordinateLatitude	38.8895° N ⓘ
coordinateLongitude	77.0353° W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dedicatedTo	George Washington ⓘ
dedicationDate	1885-02-21 ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	30 meters ⓘ
hasFeature	aluminum capstone ⓘ pointed pyramidion ⓘ
hasLighting	exterior illumination at night ⓘ
hasObservationDeck	yes ⓘ
hasShape	four-sided obelisk ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	yes ⓘ
height	169.294 meters ⓘ 555 feet ⓘ
heldTallestStructureTitleFrom	1884 ⓘ
heldTallestStructureTitleUntil	1889 ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedBetween	Lincoln Memorial ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia National Mall ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn	Constitution Avenue NW ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed	bluestone gneiss ⓘ granite ⓘ marble ⓘ
namedAfter	George Washington ⓘ
NRHPListingDate	1966-10-15 ⓘ
numberOfElevators	1 ⓘ
numberOfStairs	897 ⓘ
openingDate	1888-10-09 ⓘ
ownedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	National Mall ⓘ surface form: National Mall and Memorial Parks
significantEvent	earthquake damage in 2011 ⓘ restoration and reopening in 2019 ⓘ
style	Egyptian Revival architecture ⓘ
surpassedBy	Eiffel Tower ⓘ
symbolizes	founding of the United States ⓘ leadership of George Washington ⓘ
touristAttraction	major ⓘ
wasTallestStructureInWorld	yes ⓘ

Referenced by (58)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → Washington Monument ⓘ

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum → locatedNear → Washington Monument ⓘ

Lincoln Memorial → near → Washington Monument ⓘ

Rosslyn → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Memorial Bridge → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Jefferson Memorial → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

National Mall → contains → Washington Monument ⓘ

National Mall → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

West Front → hasView → Washington Monument ⓘ

American civil religion → centralSymbol → Washington Monument ⓘ

Washington Channel (adjacent area) → viewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Monument (distant view)

Reflecting Pool → mirrors → Washington Monument ⓘ

Reflecting Pool → alignedWith → Washington Monument ⓘ

Robert Mills → notableWork → Washington Monument ⓘ

Robert Mills → designed → Washington Monument ⓘ

West Building → near → Washington Monument ⓘ

World War II Memorial → locatedBetween → Washington Monument ⓘ

George → commemoratedBy → Washington Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: George Washington

Yellow Oval Room → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Diplomatic Reception Room → hasView → Washington Monument ⓘ

West Potomac Park → locatedNear → Washington Monument ⓘ

South Lawn of the White House → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

2011 Virginia earthquake → causedDamageTo → Washington Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Monument pyramidion

District of Columbia → contains → Washington Monument ⓘ

South Grounds → viewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. (former Old Post Office) → hasView → Washington Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C.

Old Post Office Pavilion → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Arlington Heights → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) → hasLandmark → Washington Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington, D.C.

Ellipse → nearby → Washington Monument ⓘ

Washington Monument Grounds → surrounds → Washington Monument ⓘ

Washington Monument Grounds → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Lincoln Memorial Circle → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Pan American Union Building → locatedNear → Washington Monument ⓘ

Rainbow Pool → hasNearbyMonument → Washington Monument ⓘ

Freedom Wall → locatedNear → Washington Monument ⓘ

The Wall → nearbyLandmark → Washington Monument ⓘ

President's Park → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Smithsonian station → serves → Washington Monument ⓘ

Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area) → near → Washington Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Gardens

Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area) → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Gardens

Tidal Basin → hasNearbyLandmark → Washington Monument ⓘ

South Lawn → viewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Capitol terraces → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

Smithsonian station (Washington Metro) → serves → Washington Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Smithsonian station

National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. → includes → Washington Monument ⓘ

Long Bridge Park, Arlington → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington Monument (distant view)

The Capital Punisher → nickname → Washington Monument ⓘ

subject surface form: Frank Howard

this entity surface form: The Washington Monument

East Potomac Golf Links → hasViewOf → Washington Monument ⓘ