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[[Image:DcWashingtonMor1.JPG|thumb|250px|A view of the Washington Monument from the World War Two Memorial]]

[[Image:DcWashingtonMor1.JPG|thumb|250px|A view of the Washington Monument from the World War Two Memorial]]

The '''Washington Monument''' is an [[obelisk]] structure that stands 555 feet tall in Washington, D.C. Engraved on its metal cap is the Latin phrase "Laus Deo," meaning "Praise be to God."

 

The '''Washington Monument''' is an [[obelisk]] structure that stands 555 feet tall in [[Washington, D.C.]] dedicated to [[George Washington]]. Engraved on its metal cap is the [[Latin]] phrase "Laus Deo," meaning "Praise be to [[God]]." When It was completed it was the world's tallest structure until the [[Eiffel Tower]] was finished in 1889.