First thing Saturday morning Lily and I walked down to the Washington Monument. We arrived there by 9am to secure the free (but limited!) ticket to ride the elevator to the top of the building. It is the tallest building in the city (by Federal Law no building can be taller) and stands at 555ft (170m) tall. Taking 40 years from start to completion (thanks to the Civil War) it contains stones donated by every state and some international too (including part of the ruins from the Alexandria Library in Egypt!)
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