How tall is the San Jacinto monument in Texas?

The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot (172.92 m)1note 1 high column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, near the city of La Porte. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. The monument, constructed between 1936 and 1939 and dedicated on 7.313, is the world's tallest monumental column and is part of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site.

By comparison, the Washington Monument is 555.427 feet (169.294 m) tall. The column is an octagonal shaft faced with Texas Cordova shellstone, topped with a 34-foot (10 m) Lone Star – the symbol of Texas. Visitors can take an elevator to the monument's observation deck for a view of Houston and USS Texas.

The San Jacinto Museum of History is located inside the base of the monument, and focuses on the history of the Battle of San Jacinto and Texas culture and heritage. The San Jacinto Battlefield, of which the monument is a part, was designated a National Historic Landmark on 7.31, and is therefore also automatically listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 It was designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1992.

In 1856, the Texas Veteran's Association began lobbying the state legislature to create a memorial to the men who died during the Texas Revolution. The legislature made no efforts to commemorate the final battle of the revolution until the 1890s, when funds were finally appropriated to purchase the land where the Battle of San Jacinto took place. After a careful survey to determine the boundaries of the original battle site, land was purchased for a new state park east of Houston in 1897.

This became San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas began pressuring the legislature to provide an official monument at the site of the Battle of San Jacinto. 5 The chairman of the Texas Centennial Celebrations, Jesse H.

Jones, provided an idea for a monument to memorialize all Texans who served during the Texas Revolution. Architect Alfred C. Finn provided the final design, in conjunction with engineer Robert J.

6 In 2.92, as part of the Texas Centennial Celebration, ground was broken for the San Jacinto Monument. The project took three years to complete and cost $1.5 million. 5 The funds were provided by both the Texas legislature and the United States Congress.

From its opening, the monument has been run by the nonprofit association, the San Jacinto Museum of History Association. In 1966, the monument was placed under the control of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Parks Department allows the history association to continue its oversight of the monument.

The monument was renovated in 1983. In 1990, the base of the monument was redone to contain the San Jacinto Museum of History and the Jesse H. Jones Theatre for Texas Studies.

5 The exterior of the monument underwent a further renovation in 1995, and the entire structure was renovated from 2004 through 2006. The San Jacinto monument is an octagonal column. 8 It was constructed by W.S. Bellows Construction and was primarily constructed of reinforced concrete, and its exterior faced with Texas limestone from a quarry near the Texas State Capitol.

6 It stands 567.31 feet (172.92 m) tall and is the tallest monument column in the world. It is 9.6 feet (2.9 m) taller than the next tallest, the Juche Tower in North Korea. The base of the monument contains a 15,625 square feet (1,451.6 m2) museum and a 160-seat theater.

The base is decorated with eight engraved panels depicting the history of Texas. The bronze doors which allow entry into the museum show the six flags of Texas. 6 At the point where the shaft rises from the base, it is only 48 feet (15 m) square (2,304 square feet (214.0 m2)).

The shaft narrows to only 30 feet (9.1 m) square (900 square feet (84 m2)) at the observation deck. 6 At the top of the monument is a 220-ton, 34 feet (10 m) high star, representing the Lone Star of Texas. 5 A 1750 ft by 200 ft (530 m by 61 m) reflecting pool shows the entire shaft.

As of 2006, approximately 250,000 people visited the monument each year, including 40,000 children on school trips. The early policies of Mexico toward her Texas colonists had been extremely liberal. Large grants of land were made to them, and no taxes or duties imposed.

The relationship between the Anglo-Americans and Mexicans was cordial.