Bet You Didn't Know Some of These Facts About the Washington Monument

Okay, one more thing that's related, at least kind of in a way, to President's Day. And since it is still February, and since this is not really about a president, but about a monument in a president's name, it seemed appropriate to share.

When it was built, the Washington Monument was the tallest free standing structure in the world, surpassing Cologne Cathedral, although a few years later, it would be far surpassed (almost doubled, in fact) by the Eiffel Tower, which itself held the title of tallest free standing structure in the world until it, too was passed by the Chrysler Building and then, one year later, the Empire State Building.

But I digress...

The Washington Monument still apparently remains the tallest Masonic structure in the world, and it is the tallest structure in Washington, and the centerpiece, if you will, of the National Mall in Washington.

I revealed too much already, so please go ahead and click on the link to the below article if you are so inclined. The only thing that I can tell you about it that I myself learned while on a trip to DC as a child is that it sinks two inches into the ground every single year.


Here is the link:

10 fascinating facts about the Washington Monument.  By NCC Staff  February 21, 2015

http://news.yahoo.com/10-fascinating-facts-washington-monument-131808945.html