What to see in America . ^ simplicity, and its generous grounds,seventy-five acres in extent, that sweep down to the PotomacRiver. There, by the waterside, is the Washington Monu-ment, a widely-famed architectural feature of the city,chiefly impressive because of its height, for it is an absolutelyunornamented, tapering marble shaft, more severely plain than a factory chimney. Theobelisk was begun in 1848,but work on it ceased in 1854when it had reached a heightof one hundred and fifty-sixfeet and was not resumed un-til 1877. It was finished in1884, at a cost of $2,000, the floor to th
What to see in America . ^ simplicity, and its generous grounds,seventy-five acres in extent, that sweep down to the PotomacRiver. There, by the waterside, is the Washington Monu-ment, a widely-famed architectural feature of the city,chiefly impressive because of its height, for it is an absolutelyunornamented, tapering marble shaft, more severely plain than a factory chimney. Theobelisk was begun in 1848,but work on it ceased in 1854when it had reached a heightof one hundred and fifty-sixfeet and was not resumed un-til 1877. It was finished in1884, at a cost of $2,000, the floor to the tip itsoars up five hundred andfifty-five feet, and for yearsit was the highest masonrystructure in the world. Itcan be ascended either by afatiguing climb of its ninehundred steps or by elevator. IN Rock Creek Cemetery thick at the entrance, but. The Nations Capital 143 gradually thin to eighteen inches at the top. The immen-sity of the monument is only fully appreciated when onestands right atits base, but it isseen to best ad-vantage from anadjacent islandpark. Summer heatand winter bleak-ness detract fromthe charm of thecity, and theideal months fora visit are MayWashington has
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