You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
Washington Monument
Tower
Completed
1884
Observation
All-Masonry
169.1 m / 555 ft
Construction Start
Completed
You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
17 February 2015 - Media
24 August 2015
Dru Smith, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
In February 2015, the Washington Monument “shrunk” almost 10 inches (248 millimeters), when the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Geodetic Survey...
24 August 2015
Dru Smith, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
In February 2015, the Washington Monument “shrunk” almost 10 inches (248 millimeters), when the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Geodetic Survey...
24 August 2015
CTBUH Research
Perhaps no element of a tall building is more closely related to the pure pleasure of standing high in the sky and taking in the...
Subscribe below to receive periodic updates from CTBUH on the latest Tall Building and Urban news and CTBUH initiatives, including our monthly newsletter. Fields with a red asterisk (*) next to them are required.
View our privacy policy