Washington Monument

obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Organization obelisk Q178114
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Washington Monument

Summary

Washington Monument is an obelisk[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of obelisk entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,888 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washington Monument is the creator of Robert Mills[3].
  • Washington Monument is located in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Washington Monument is in the country of United States[5].
  • Washington Monument is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Washington Monument's instance of is recorded as obelisk[7].
  • Washington Monument's instance of is recorded as National Memorial of the United States[8].
  • Washington Monument's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[9].
  • Washington Monument is owned by National Park Service[10].
  • Washington Monument's genre is public art[11].
  • Washington Monument is operated by National Park Service[12].
  • Q23 is named after Washington Monument[13].
  • Washington Monument's architectural style is recorded as Egyptian Revival architecture[14].
  • Washington Monument is made of marble[15].
  • Washington Monument is made of gneiss[16].
  • Washington Monument is made of sandstone[17].
  • Washington Monument is made of soapstone[18].
  • Washington Monument is made of granite[19].
  • Washington Monument is made of jadeite[20].
  • Washington Monument is made of concrete[21].
  • Washington Monument is made of aluminium[22].
  • Washington Monument is made of limestone[23].
  • Washington Monument is made of catlinite[24].
  • Washington Monument is made of copper[25].
  • Washington Monument is made of petrified wood[26].
  • Washington Monument is made of cast iron[27].

Body

Founding

1848 marks the founding of Washington Monument[28].

Operations

Washington Monument is operated by National Park Service[12].

Ownership

Washington Monument is owned by National Park Service[10].

Why It Matters

Washington Monument ranks in the top 2% of obelisk entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,888 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Cultural Objects Name Authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . services1.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . American Heritage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . ncpc.gov. Retrieved . ncpc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . asce-ncs.org. Retrieved . asce-ncs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . SAH Archipedia. Retrieved . sah-archipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Cultural Objects Name Authority. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm
    Harper's tag washington-monument-washington-d-c
    Website
    Architectural style Egyptian Revival architecture
    + 44 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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