> Construction begun: 1848
> Construction compete: 1885
> Cost to build: $1.188 million
> Admission fee: None
> Average annual visitors: 481,170
The monument to the country’s first president has been closed since August 2011 to repair earthquake damage. The cost of the repair has been estimated at $15 million, with half coming from a private donor and the other half from a federal grant. A restoration project begun in 1996 and completed in 2000 was supported by private donations totaling about $5 million. The obelisk itself is 555 feet high and, until the Eiffel tower was completed in 1889, the Washington Monument was the tallest man-made structure in the world.
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