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Difference between revisions of "Washington Monument (Washington, DC)"

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'''Location:'''<br/>
 
'''Location:'''<br/>
Philadelphia, Pa.<br/>
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Washington, D.C.<br/>
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington+Square+Park/@39.9472354,-75.1513297,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x5e718fbcd1ea571e view on Google maps]
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[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington+Monument/@38.889484,-77.035279,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xe97346828ed0bfb8 View on Google maps]  
  
'''Related Sites:''' [[Washington Square]]
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'''Related Sites:''' [[National Mall]]
  
'''Related Terms:''' [[Arch]]
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'''Related Terms:''' [[Obelisk]]
  
 
==Images==
 
==Images==
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Image:0901.jpg|[[George Bridport]]
 
  
Image:0902.jpg|[[George Bridport]]
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Image:1835.jpg|[[Robert Mills]], "Sketch of the Washington Nat'l. Monumt.," 1845.
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Image:0110.jpg|[[Joseph Goldsborough Bruff]] (artist), Edward Weber & Co. (lithographer), "Elements of National Thrift and Empire," c. 1847.
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Image:0830.jpg|[[Robert Mills]], Details of the Washington Monument for Mr. Daugherty, Superintendent of the Work, Washington, D.C., October 24, 1848.
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Image:0428.jpg|[[Edward Weber]], ''View of Washington City and Georgetown'' [detail], 1849.
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Image:0025.jpg|[[Robert P. Smith]], "View of Washington," c. 1850.
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Image:0111.jpg|[[Seth Eastman]], Washington's Monument, Under Construction, 1851.
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Image:0042.jpg|[[Benjamin Franklin Smith, Jr.]], "Washington, D.C. with projected improvements," c. 1852.
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Revision as of 15:31, January 7, 2015

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Location:
Washington, D.C.
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Related Sites: National Mall

Related Terms: Obelisk

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