I thought that The San Jacinto Monument was the tallest. From Michele in Texas.

Posted by Guest on Tue 24 Jun 2008 03:23:11 AM UTC

Not the Tallest at all....

The Anaconda Smelter Stack is the Tallest Free Standing Masonry Structure in the World. The Washington Monument would fit inside......

Posted by KMack (guest) on Sun 06 Jul 2008 07:16:15 PM UTC

Yeah, the Anaconda Smelter Stack in Montana is WAY bigger, the washington monument could fit inside easily..

Posted by Bob (guest) on Sun 15 Feb 2009 11:37:46 PM UTC

The San Jacinto Monument

The San Jacinto Monument sits atop a base making the total structure taller than the Washington Monument but the monument itself is a little shorter. Also, depending on the source, the Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea is sometimes listed as taller than both.

Posted by Mark (guest) on Wed 17 Jun 2009 05:24:26 PM UTC

Old Sol

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. - Victor Hugo

Posted by DUGAN (guest) on Wed 13 Jan 2010 12:13:32 AM UTC

Tallest structure

The San Jacinto Monument outside Houston, Tx is 571 feet tall.

Posted by Robert (guest) on Tue 19 Jan 2010 02:05:35 AM UTC

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Posted by Chris (guest) on Fri 05 Mar 2010 05:15:37 PM UTC

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The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest masonry structure in the world. It is dedicated to the people that helped win Texas' independence from Mexico.
It is the second tallest monument in the world behind the St. Louis' Gateway Arch.

Posted by Smarter than most (guest) on Mon 08 Mar 2010 07:44:27 PM UTC

ornament picture is better

I like the ornament picture of the Washington Monument better, more color

Posted by Kathy (guest) on Thu 15 Apr 2010 07:53:02 PM UTC

NOT THE TALLEST!!

SAN JACINTO STANDS 570 FEET!
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6702

Posted by Karen (guest) on Wed 21 Apr 2010 11:55:24 PM UTC

Some of you are right - some are wrong

San Jacinto is taller than the Washington Monument, true, but it's reinforced concrete, not stone, and the Washington Monument is not a "war memorial," it's a presidential memorial.
Anaconda Smoke Stack is taller but it's made of brick, it's a *smokestack*, not a presidential memorial, and no, at 70 feet in diameter it could definitely *not* "fit the Washington Monument inside it," that's a myth perpetuated by the Wikipedia entry and, besides, we're talking world's tallest masonry Obelisk here, so feel free to bite me.

Posted by DC Native (guest) on Fri 23 Apr 2010 04:43:52 PM UTC