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Thursday, November 4, 2010

10,000 years after humans leave the earth, what will still be standing?


Masonry wins again! The History Channel’s TV show, Life After Humans says it would be the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. The Washington Monument is not only a masonry structure, but one of the tallest masonry structures in the world (we’d say THE tallest, but there seems to be some debate on that). It’s 555 feet, 5 inches (169.29 meters) tall. While is made out of marble and we’re partial to brick, we’re still pretty excited that long after the U.S. Capitol has crumbled and The Declaration of Independence has disintegrated, it will be around. Check out the video!

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