Would not have been quite as impressive of this is how the Monument ended
cordelaine
This is why there is a color difference on the monument. The stone came from different quarries. It looked the same when it was new, but once it weathered there is a distinct line.
![Unfinished Washington monument, after funds ran out and the civil war broke out. taken around 1860. [600x739]](https://i.redd.it/udgr38gl3n161.jpg)
makeithappen4u
Would not have been quite as impressive of this is how the Monument ended
cordelaine
This is why there is a color difference on the monument. The stone came from different quarries. It looked the same when it was new, but once it weathered there is a distinct line.
Chrisiztopher
Cool picture