Washington's monument : and the fascinating history of the obelisk
"Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the great monument to George Washington was not finally completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone structure in the world at 555 feet. The story behind its construction is a l...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury USA,
2016.
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UDC F 203.4 .W3 G67 2016 |
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