Calif. Hunter
Active member
On the aluminum cap atop the Washington Monument are displayed two words – Laus Deo. They were placed there in 1888 when the monument was completed.
No one can see these words and most people are completely unaware that they are there and could care less. But these words have been there for many years, facing skyward to the Father of our nation, overlooking the 69 square miles comprising the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States of America.
Laus Deo – two seemingly insignificant words, out of sight and out of mind, but very meaningfully placed atop the highest point in the most powerful city in the most powerful nation in the world. So what do these two Latin words mean? Simply – “Praise be to God.”
No one can see these words and most people are completely unaware that they are there and could care less. But these words have been there for many years, facing skyward to the Father of our nation, overlooking the 69 square miles comprising the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States of America.
Laus Deo – two seemingly insignificant words, out of sight and out of mind, but very meaningfully placed atop the highest point in the most powerful city in the most powerful nation in the world. So what do these two Latin words mean? Simply – “Praise be to God.”
