Washington Landmarks

By Room 19

Washington Monument

• It weighs as much as 15,000 African elephants.

• It’s as tall as 31 giraffes, one on top of another.

U.S. Capitol

• The U.S. Capitol building is slightly larger than football fields.

• The outside of the U.S. Capitol’s almost as long as two city blocks.

The White House

• The first president never lived in the White House.

• Many rooms have names.