Latrobe's design for the Washington Monument In 1799 <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/80">Architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe</a> submitted this <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/148">proposal</a> for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a>. The design was meant to be incorporated into the original design of Washington, DC, but budget problems prevented its construction. The plan included the pyramid monument you see here, a terrace, and murals with allegorical figures covering the ceiling inside the monument. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Benjamin+Henry+Latrobe">Benjamin Henry Latrobe</a> The Library of Congress, <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95860797/">View Original</a>. 1799 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Pre-1800s">Pre-1800s</a>