Comments on: DC Mythbusting*: Washington Monument On Axis

By: DC Mythbusting « these vibes are too cosmic

DC Mythbusting « these vibes are too cosmic — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:59:24 +0000

[...] On the building height limit in DC, on whether or not the Washington Monument is on an axis with the White House and the Mall (which you know to be completely false just by looking at the [...]

By: DC Mythbusting: The National Mall as Protest Central » We Love DC

DC Mythbusting: The National Mall as Protest Central » We Love DC — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:02:14 +0000

[...] Capitol (113). And while L’Enfant planned a grand vista along the axis (which turned out mostly perfectly) along with a singular equestrian statue, it wasn’t really built like that. [...]

By: Washington Monument « Running in the Nation’s Capital

Washington Monument « Running in the Nation’s Capital — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:22:40 +0000

[...] Washington Monument is sorta at the epi-center of the mall. As noted by Shannon, it’s not in perfect alignment with the White House and the Jefferson Memorial (due to [...]

By: Tiffany Bridge

Tiffany Bridge — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:11:06 +0000

Sigh. If only Jefferson really DID keep an eye on the White House…

By: dcpatton

dcpatton — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:37:40 +0000

Jefferson keeps an eye on the White House. Fortunately the Washington Monument does not block his view.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:46:57 +0000

I actually appreciate it – and I’m a Virgo. When you’re on the ellipse, you are able to get a clear view of the Jefferson Memorial as well as the Washington Monument.

So – alignment fail, but awesome view success.

By: shannon

shannon — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:06:28 +0000

Ah so glad I’m not the only one who is bothered by this! :) And I’m not a Virgo, but I’m a crazy perfectionist nontheless!

By: Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:38:01 +0000

I’ve always been bothered by this…especially when I used to play kickball just West of the Monument. The lack of symmetrical order drove me crazy! What are the chance that you are a Virgo?