But which one stands the tallest? This ranking will take us on a vertical journey through the country's most impressive monuments, stacking them up against each other—literally. Gateway Arch ...

Reaching 630 feet into the air, it’s the tallest monument in the United States and the tallest arch in the world. Designed by the American Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, the arch was an ...

The San Jacinto Monument—the tallest monument column in the world—is about to undergo a "transformative" $142-million upgrade after the Texas legislature kicked in the funds. The project, which ...

A Virgin Mary statue is being built in Poland and it may be the world's tallest religious statue once construction is ...

Standing just shy of 555 ½ feet, the Washington Monument was the tallest structure in the world at its completion in 1884. Nowadays, you can ride one of the monument's glass-encased elevators to ...

It’s the tallest arch in the world, and one of the tallest monuments. It’s 50 years old but looks utterly modern. It’s beautiful. It’s a masterpiece. The skyscraper was invented in Chicago ...

The 252-foot-high tower is the tallest all-granite structure in the United States. With its cornerstone laid in 1907 by President Theodore Roosevelt, this monument commemorates the site of the ...

Standing at the base of the Great Pyramid, it is hard to imagine that this monument—which remained the tallest building in the world until early in this century—was built in just under 30 years.

At 630 feet high and 630 feet wide, St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch is the tallest arch in the world and the tallest monument in the Western Hemisphere. This National Historic Landmark was completed in ...