(the) Washington Monument
- (the) Washington Monument
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a tall, thin ↑
monument on The ↑
Mall in ↑
Washington, DC, built to honour the memory of George ↑
Washington. It is 555 feet/169 metres high and made of white ↑
marble. Tourists can climb the 898 steps to the top, from which there are fine views of the city. The Monument took 40 years to build and was completed in 1888.
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