"J. van Baardwijk" wrote:
> IIRC, there is a very tall monument (do not know which
> one) fairly close to the White House.
I think you're thinking of the Washington Monument, the
tall white monument shaped like an Egyptian obelisk. IIRC,
it's across the Mall (a big green lawn with a pool of
water in the middle) from the capital building, which I
think you may be confusing with the White House.
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