Earlier this year I posted photos of the Monument with a brief history http://365project.org/susiemc/365/2015-03-31
This time, with my new hip, we climbed all 311 steps to the viewing platform. It was a long climb up the spiral staircase but well worth the effort.
Great that you could make it up the steps this time, nice shot of the old and new. I remember climbing up there as a child when it was the tallest building