The Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is a huge obelisk pretty much centrally located in the the National Mall  to commemorate the first American president George Washington. Apparently, construction began in 1848 but was halted from 1854 to 1877 due to both a lack of funds and then the American Civil War, the obelisk was finally completed in 1884.

I have also read that the Washington Monument was the world's tallest structure until it was eclipsed by the Eiffel Tower in 1889. So for just 5 short years, the Washington Monument world's tallest structure, the Eiffel Tower then assumed the title of the tallest structure in the world for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York was completed in 1930. 

I found the Washington Monument to be a very impressive structure.