Chapter 12

SETTING THE CAP STONE.IN THE ELEVATOR.CAPSTONE OF THE MONUMENT,SHOWING THE ALUMINIUM TIP.ENTRANCE TO THE MONUMENT.WASHINGTON MONUMENT.HEIGHT 555 FEET.WEIGHT 81,120 TONS.COST $ 1,187,710.CORNER STONE LAID JULY 4th1848.CAP STONE SET DECEMBER 6th1884.INAUGURATED FEBRUARY 22d1885.High-Resolution

SETTING THE CAP STONE.IN THE ELEVATOR.

SETTING THE CAP STONE.

IN THE ELEVATOR.

CAPSTONE OF THE MONUMENT,SHOWING THE ALUMINIUM TIP.ENTRANCE TO THE MONUMENT.WASHINGTON MONUMENT.HEIGHT 555 FEET.WEIGHT 81,120 TONS.COST $ 1,187,710.CORNER STONE LAID JULY 4th1848.CAP STONE SET DECEMBER 6th1884.INAUGURATED FEBRUARY 22d1885.High-Resolution

CAPSTONE OF THE MONUMENT,SHOWING THE ALUMINIUM TIP.

ENTRANCE TO THE MONUMENT.

WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

HEIGHT 555 FEET.WEIGHT 81,120 TONS.COST $ 1,187,710.

CORNER STONE LAID JULY 4th1848.CAP STONE SET DECEMBER 6th1884.INAUGURATED FEBRUARY 22d1885.

High-Resolution


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