2007-09-28 13:04:32 · 5 answers · asked by andnowitsfull 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Washington, D.C.
A monument is a statue, building, or other edifice created to commemorate a person, event or as an artistic object. They are frequently used to improve the appearance of a city or location. Cities that are planned such as Washington D.C. and Brasília are often built around monuments. The Washington Monument's location (and vertical geometry, though not physical detail) was conceived to help organize public space in the city before it was ever connected with George Washington.
This is my help from Washington, DC U.S.A.
2007-09-28 14:04:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Memorials are made in memory to someone who has died, monuments are made when the person is alive.
Though the monument was not made itself while Washington was alive, the idea had formed while he was alive therefore making it a monument instead of a memorial.
2007-09-30 12:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's a monument to the city of Washington, not the former president.
2007-09-28 13:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Stuart 7 · 1⤊ 6⤋
Thanks to each and everyone of you guys for the answers.
2016-08-24 17:54:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because that's what they named it.
2007-09-28 13:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by dulcrayon 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋