{"exhibit":{"title":"Why is the Washington Monument two different colors? ","description":"<p style=\"margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0in;\">The Washington Monument was constructed in two phases after laying the cornerstone in 1848. The color line shows where construction halted in 1856, when private donations to fund the Monument dried up. Groups in charge of raising money argued over how the monument should represent George Washington and the nation. Building resumed only when Congress authorized public funds to complete the work in 1876. The color line on the Washington Monument is a visible reminder that even the most popular monuments and memorials on the Mall are often born in controversy.<\/p>","credits":"","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"washington-monument-colors","added":"2013-04-11 09:33:54","modified":"2013-09-22 20:47:39","owner_id":6,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":null,"id":25},"item":{"item_type_id":6,"collection_id":null,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2013-04-11 12:34:39","modified":"2015-10-05 14:45:38","owner_id":6,"id":281}}