The Big Chair is a landmark in the Historic District of Washington, D.C. The Big Chair was an original sculpture built for the Bassett Furniture Company in 1959; however, when the company left Washington they left the chair because it became a part of the Washingtonians everyday life. The Big Chair was originally made out of 100 percent Sound Honduras Mahogany that stands at 19 1/2 feet tall. The Big Chair was the biggest chair in the world until The Broken Chair was put in in 1999 that stands ok 39 feet tall. In 2005 the wooden chair was replaced with a mahogany colored aluminum because the legs on the chair started to rot. The building surrounding The Big Chair are all human services buildings. The people of Washington, D.C use the Big Chair