June 8 Picture

June 8
Monument(al)
“Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.”
The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches (169.294 m).
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