Washington's monument and the fascinating history of the obelisk
"Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the great monument to George Washington was not finally completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone structure in the world at 555 feet. The story behind its construction is a l...
| Main Author: | Gordon, John Steele (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: A fascinating shape
- The Father of his country
- The gift of the Nile
- Building a stump
- Stealing obelisks
- Paris and London take their prizes
- Reaching the top
- Securing New York's moral grandeur
- Into the twenty-first century.