How many steps in the washington monument?

When the monument was under construction in 1854, the Washington National Monument Society ran out of money and the project ground to a halt. Twenty-five years later, the U. S. Government took over and completed the upper two-thirds of the structure by 1884 using marble from a different quarry. read more

According to the National Park Service’s Mike Litterst, the steps of the Washington Monument were closed for walking up in 1971, and then closed altogether — up and down — in 1976. read more

There are 898 steps inside the Washington Monument Would that there were, for my accomplishment in climbing each and every one in 1965 would be that much greater. Unfortunately, there are only 897 steps inside the Washington Monument. read more