Washington Monument
obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Summary
Washington Monument is an obelisk[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of obelisk entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,190 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Robert Mills[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Instance of: National Memorial of the United States[7], tourist attraction[8]
- Owned by: National Park Service[9]
- Genre: public art[10]
- Operator: National Park Service[11]
- Named after: George Washington[12]
- Architectural style: Egyptian Revival architecture[13]
- Made from material: marble[14], gneiss[15], sandstone[16], soapstone[17], granite[18], jadeite[19], concrete[20], aluminium[21], limestone[22], catlinite[23], copper[24], petrified wood[25], cast iron[26], wrought iron[27]
- Location: National Mall[28]
- Has use: memorial[29], monument[30], observation tower[31]
- Commons category: Washington Monument[32]
- Commemorates: George Washington[33]
- Inception: 1848[34]
- Significant event: start of construction[35], foundation stone laying ceremony[36], end of construction[37], dedication[38]
- Dedicated to: George Washington[39]
- Official website: https://www.nps.gov/wamo/index.htm[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:Washington Monument[41]
- Commons gallery: Washington Monument[42]
- Described at URL: https://heald.nga.gov/mediawiki/index.php/Washington_Monument_(Washington,_DC)[43]
- Visitors per year: 959,624[44], 906,661[45], 1,392,900[46], 1,541,600[47], 1,305,760[48], 1,245,479[49], 185,085[50], 628,665[51], 83,585[52]
- Number of elevators: 1[53]
- Published in: New International Encyclopedia[54]
Why It Matters
Washington Monument has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]