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Originally Posted by Alex from Montreal
The Washington height is 555 feet above ground but it is anchored 111 feet into the ground. What do you get when you add 555 to 111?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument
sorry but the numbers dont add up and shaving / adding a few inches does not make a pillar to the antichrist
The completed monument stands 555 ft 5 1/8 in
Foundation
Depth of foundation:
36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Weight of foundation:
36,912 short tons (33,486 metric tons)
Area of foundation:
16,001 ft² (1487 m²)