Why the Washington Monument Changed Color Halfway Up

Описание: Why the Washington Monument Changed Color Halfway Up

The Washington Monument looks simple from a distance—but its real story is filled with delays, political chaos, and strange details most people never hear. Construction began in 1848 under architect Robert Mills, but the project stalled at just 152 feet, leaving a half-finished marble stump on the National Mall for decades. When builders finally returned years later, they used stone from a different quarry, creating the sharp color change still visible halfway up the monument today. By the time the tower was completed in 1884, it unexpectedly became the tallest structure on Earth, yet Mills had vanished from public memory, overshadowed by the monument he created. And at the very top, on a tiny aluminum capstone no one can read from the ground, workers carved a message meant not for people—but for the sky. This is the forgotten, mysterious, century-long story behind America’s most iconic obelisk.

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