MONUMENT COMPLETED ON THIS DAY

'On This Day': The Washington Monument was completed - New Haven Register


On December 6, 1884, in
Washington, D.C., workers placed a
nine-inch aluminum pyramid inscribed with "
Laus Deo,"
meaning praise (be) to God, atop a tower of white marble,
completing the construction of an impressive monument to
the city’s namesake and the nation’s first president,
George
Washington
. 

Washington Monument completed, 1884 #5884424 Framed Prints, Wall Art

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Aluminum apex showing inscriptions on its east (left)
and north (right) faces.

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