Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . nance office. The Washing-ton Monument is on the reservationsouth of the Trea-sury, and is an obe-lisk 570 feet great height andfreedom from mei-e-tricious ornamentcreates a profoundimpression on themind of the behold-er. Its inner surface is ornamented at intervals with memorial stones, sent fromvarious nations, States, and associations of different kinds throughout the world, andso arranged as not t
Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . nance office. The Washing-ton Monument is on the reservationsouth of the Trea-sury, and is an obe-lisk 570 feet great height andfreedom from mei-e-tricious ornamentcreates a profoundimpression on themind of the behold-er. Its inner surface is ornamented at intervals with memorial stones, sent fromvarious nations, States, and associations of different kinds throughout the world, andso arranged as not to be interfered with by the iron stairway, which ascends to thetop of the monument. These stones add to the interest in the work, as showing-how wide-spread is the fame of Washinton. The various inscriptions and highlyembellished designs on these tablets add much to the beauty of this part of thestructure. In addition to the stairway, in the centre of the shaft, there is theusual elevator. The view from the top is enchanting, and no one visiting the cityshould fail to ascend and enjoy the scene. It is among the highest points in theworld, some of the more notable are: Feet. - 220. Bunker Hill monument, Boston, MassachusettsSesostris obelisk, Thebes, EgyptSt. Pauls, London, England - - - 4 200320 50 WASHINGTON CITY. Feet. St. Peter, Rome, Italy - 465 Cathedral tower, Strasburgh, Germany - - - 460 Tower of Molines, Belgium ----- 550 Washington Monument, Washington, District of Columbia - 570 Public Buildings tower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - - 565 The monuments in and about the city are mostly the outcome of the Avar, andperpetuate in enduring marble and bronze the outward form and semblance of atleast a few, whose deeds are among the treasured assets of our National history. Those already referred to do not reappear in the following list: Washington, Pennsylvania avenue and 23d stseets N. W. Artist, Clark Mills,cost $50,000. Greene, General, Massachusetts avenue and 5th street
Size: 1314px × 1901px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidhistoricalco, bookyear1884
