ID: 700008650 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008650	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Washington Monument (national monument; Robert Mills (American architect, 1781-1855); 1848-1885)

Note: Monument dedicated to American president George Washington (1732-1799). Construction of the monument was marked by the laying of the cornerstone on July 4, 1848. Construction was halted in 1854, at a height of 150 feet, due to political reasons. For the centennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1876, the task to complete the structure was given to the Corps of Engineers, and the foundations were redone as the monument was already leaning.The capstone was set in 1884 and the monument dedicated on February 21, 1885.

Titles:

Washington Monument (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

national monument [300007037] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by function>)

obelisk (monumental pillar) [300007021]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by form>, monumental pillars)

Classifications:

American art (preferred)

architecture

Creation Date: 1848-1885

Creator Display:

Robert Mills (American architect, 1781-1855) [preferred,VP]

architect Mills, Robert (American architect, 1781-1855) [500022484]

Locations:

Washington [7013962] DC (national district), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: masonry

	masonry (building materials) [300015332]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, building materials, <masonry and masonry units>)

Dimensions: 16.3 meters (height); exterior square dimensions: 16.8 meters

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Egyptian Revival [300021448] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, modern European revival styles)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,description)

Specific Subjects:

	national monument [300007037]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, monuments, <monuments by function>) (AAT)

	column (architectural element) [300001571]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <supporting and resisting elements>, <columns and column components>) (AAT)

	Washington, George (American general and president, 1732-1799) [500126198]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: monuments and monumental structures

Sources and Contributors:
Washington Monument	........ [VP]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Washington Monument," accessed 22 May 2015

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Washington Monument," accessed 22 May 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Washington Monument," accessed 22 May 2015