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Washington Monument
Meghan

What you need to know before you go
to the  Washington Monument.

     At 555 feet five and one ,-eighth inches, the Washington Monument is the tallest building in the District of Columbia.  Getting to the top is easy.  All you have to do is wait for the elevator.  The way you descend from the Monument is your choice.  You can  ride the elevator down or you can walk down all 897 steps. 

     The public was not always welcome to visit the Monument.  It wasn't until October of 1888 that visitors were allowed inside,   because the interior wasn't quite finished.  The stairwell wasn't finished at the same time as the outside of the monument, and the construction elevator had to be converted into a passenger elevator.  People were lucky to go inside at all! 

    Due to political changes, construction on the Washington monument was stopped in 1854 when it was only 152 feet tall.  All efforts of restoring the Union were shifted because the Civil War had broken out.   The grounds were also used for graz. Troops used the grounds of the Washington Monument for drill practice.  Once the union was stable, the cornerstone to the monument for drill practice.  Once the Union was stable, the cornerstone to the monument was laid.  Ever U.S. state, U.S. territory, Indian nation, foreign country, civic group, and private organization was  invited to contribute a memorial stone to was given the job of completing the Monument.  They determined that the foundation was not able to support the original 600- foot design and was scaled back to 555 feet.

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     I leaned that the you have to do a lot of walking and there is a lot to learn.  The Washington Monument is very tall and has a lot of steps.  My favorite thing was the zoo and the spy museum.  I think that next year fourth grade will like it.  

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