&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Washington_Monument_(Baltimore).png) The Washington Monument in Baltimore | |
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| 39°17′51″N 76°36′57″W / 39.29750°N 76.61583°W | |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
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| Designer | Robert Mills |
| Type | Colossal Doric column |
| Material | White marble |
| Height | 178 feet 8 inches (54.46 m) |
| Beginning date | 1815 |
| Completion date | 1829 |
| Opening date | 1815 [site visitation] |
| Dedicated to | George Washington |
| Designated | 1975 |
The Washington Monument is the centerpiece of intersecting Mount Vernon Place and Washington Place, an urban square in the Mount Vernon-Belvedere neighborhood north of downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first major monument to honor George Washington (1732–1799).