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The Washington Monument features a 21-foot (6.4 m), 18,000-pound (8,200 kg) bronze statue of George Washington on horseback. Below Washington, (finished after the American Civil War) includes statues of six other noted Virginians who took part in the American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Andrew Lewis, John Marshall, George Mason, and Thomas Nelson Jr. [3] The lowest level has ...
Washington Monument: 555 (169) 3 1884 Tallest concrete structure in the District. Was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 until 1889, and the tallest monument in the U.S. until the completion of San Jacinto in 1939. [17] [18] Washington Police Department Tower [19] 506 (154) 0 WETA-FM [20] 495 (151) 0 2014 WAVA-FM Tower [21] 457 (139) 0
The District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) is an agency of the government of the District of Columbia, in the United States. [1] [2] The department registers motor vehicles and issues driver licenses (including commercial driver's licenses) and license plates, [3] issues identification cards, [4] and provides hearings on tickets (parking, moving violations, and major ...
Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c. 1845 –1848 Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove. George Washington (1732–1799), hailed as the father of his country, and as the leader who was "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen", as Maj. Gen. 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee eulogized at Washington's December ...
Was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 until 1889, and the tallest monument in the U.S. until the completion of San Jacinto in 1939. [2] [3] 1 Capital One Tower: 470 (143) 31 2018 Tysons: Fairfax: VA: Tallest building in Northern Virginia, second tallest building in Virginia, and tallest office building in the Washington metropolitan ...
Gatepost with the Washington Monument in the background. Bulfinch designed the structures as part of the original Capitol design. The gatehouses stood at the base of Capitol Hill on the west side at a carriage entrance to the grounds.
Washington Monument State Park is a public recreation area located approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument , a 40-foot-tall (12 m) tower honoring George Washington , the first President of the United States .
Virginia Ave. and 18th Street (at C St.), NW Venezuela: 1958 Felix de Weldon (1907–2003) General Jose de San Martin Memorial: José de San Martín: Virginia Ave. and 20th Street, NW Argentina: 1972 Augustin-Alexandre Dumont (1801–1884) Bernardo de Gálvez: Bernardo de Gálvez: Virginia Ave. and 22nd Street, NW Spain: 1976 Juan de Ávalos ...