Monument

How many tiles would it take to cover the

Washington Monument?

It is said that over 36000 tiles or stones were used to make the Washington monument.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Washington monument stands tall at 555 feet and 5 1/8 inches with a width of 55 feet.

This monument is built by using three different stones. As the monument is built by stones, it is very strong and does not bend or sway, when strong winds blow.

You can see the D C, Maryland and Virginia states, from the top of the monument.

Memorial stones for the interior of the monument, was contributed by various states. The project ran into a lot of financial difficulties because of its size, but was finished with the contributions from other states.

This monument was designed by the architect Robert Mills.

This monument was built to honor President George Washington the first president of the United States of America.