1. The Washington Monument
Designed by Robert Mills (born-Charleston, S.C., Aug. 12, 1781, died-Mar. 3, 1855) in 1838, to follow the form of an Egyptian obelisk, it rises more than 550 feet above the city and is the largest masonry structure in the world. The cornerstone of the Washington Monument was laid on July 4, 1848. Th...
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