The San Jacinto Monument
Tuesday, 3rd May 2005 by Alex Turnbull
A monument to the battle that won Texas' independence, the San Jacinto Monument is the world's tallest memorial column. At 570 feet, it's 15 feet higher than the Washington Memorial. Also at the site is the permanently berthed Battleship Texas.
Many thanks to David, Charo Boyett, jamesIII, Paupe, and notmrjohn.
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Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
The column itself is actually a little shorter than the WAshington Monument. When the Texas government (post-statehood) asked the United States for permission, the US government approved, with the limitation that the column had to be shorter than the Washington monument. It’s the museum that the Texans built under it that makes it taller. 😉