Washington Monument Images

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Washington Monument (Source)
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The monument undergoing restoration in 1999 (Source)
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A low-profile ha-ha wall surrounds the monument. (Source)
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The monument stands at a height of about 555 feet. (Source)
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50 American flags representing the 50 U.S. states surround the Washington Monument. (Source)
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North interior wall with its stairs and their wire screening (Source)
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Cross section of foundation, both old and reinforced, showing dimensions (Source)
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Rib structure of pyramidion with letter designations for courses (Source)
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Cross section of rubble in shaft at 150-feet and typical of rubble below 150 feet (Source)
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Lightning strikes near the Washington Monument (Source)
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Aluminum apex showing inscriptions on its east (left) and north (right) faces (Source)
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Memorial stone from Utah, representing the former provisional State of Deseret (Source)
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View of the White House and Northern Washington from the top of the Washington Monument in the early 1900s (Source)
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The Principal High Buildings of the Old World design from 1884 with Washington Monument as the tallest structure represented (Source)
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Monument plans and timeline of construction (Source)
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P. H. McLaughlin setting the aluminum apex with Thomas Lincoln Casey (hands up) (Source)
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Proposals for the completion of the monument published in 1879. Number 6, Henry R. Searle's obelisk was already made public in 1847. (Source)
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The partially completed monument, photographed by Mathew Brady, c.1860 (Source)
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The west side of Jefferson Pier with the Washington Monument (in background) (Source)
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Donation receipt of the Washington National Monument Society (Source)
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Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove (Source)
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Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c.18451848 (Source)
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