1. GENERAL VIEW FROM THE NORTH - Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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This file appears in: Washington Monument: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of DC.

This file appears in: Washington Monument: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of DC.

Washington Monument: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of DC.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Though the eminent 19th-century American architect Robert Mills conceived the initial design for the Washington Monument, the structure also reflects the technical knowledge and aesthetic judgment of…