The Washington Monument is a large, tall, white-colored obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is a United States Presidential Memorial constructed to commemorate George Washington. The monument is among the world's tallest structures and is the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.29 m) in height and made of marble, granite, and sandstone. It was designed by Robert Mills, an architect of the 1840s. The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 but was not completed until 1884, almost 30 years after the architect's death. This hiatus in construction was because of a lack of funds and the intervention of the American Civil War. A difference in shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (45 m) up, clearly delineates the initial construction from its resumption in 1876.
華盛頓紀念碑（Washington Monument），是美國華府的地標，為紀念美國總統喬治·華盛頓而建造，石碑建築物的內部中空，是世界最高的石製建築，原本米爾斯的最初設計是在底部有開國英雄柱廊圍繞著華盛頓紀念碑，但在美國工兵處陸軍上校凱西被託付重新設計地基與塔身之後，他放棄了柱廊的構想，專注於方尖碑的建造，並將地基挖深、以古埃及的比例重新設計主塔。
The Lincoln Memorial is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin.
林肯紀念堂（Lincoln Memorial），為紀念美國總統林肯而設立的紀念堂，位於華盛頓特區國家廣場（National Mall）西側，阿靈頓紀念大橋（Arlington Memorial Bridge）引道前，與國會和華盛頓紀念碑成一直線。在紀念堂和華盛頓紀念碑之間，有兩座一共2，292尺長的倒映池。在林肯紀念堂附近還有越戰紀念碑，韓戰紀念碑，和二戰紀念碑。林肯紀念堂由美國國家園林局（National Park Service）管理，常年免費對外開放（早上8：00至深夜，12月25日休館）。 |
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