The Washington Monument is reopening Thursday, after three years of renovations to modernize its elevator and construct a new security screening facility. The monument was built to honor George ...

Well, with the monument on people's minds as damage from 2011's earthquake is repaired, fans of the Anaconda Copper Mine outside Butte, Mont., want to set the record straight: The Washington ...

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The Washington Monument reopened to the public Wednesday, after being closed for six months due to COVID-19 safety measures. "The reopening of the the Washington Monument represents another ...

In an alert on its website, the National Park Service said the monument is not going to be open from Tuesday to Wednesday “due to extreme heat in the DC area.” ...

Building the Washington Monument 04:19. In a town full of monuments, there's one that stands above them all. Paul Goldberger, professor of design and architecture at the New School in New York ...

In a post on the X platform just after 10:30 p.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department said five men were rescued after a boat ...

The Washington Monument and the distant dome of the Capitol are seen through trees on the National Mall as night falls, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington, two days after the inauguration of ...

Washington Monument reopens after earthquake repairs 01:16. Modern international standards from the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - an official guideline for building measurements ...

The Washington Monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885, the day before the first president’s 153rd birthday. ( The surprising, art-filled tale of the Lincoln Memorial.

WASHINGTON — Five men were rescued after a boat capsized on the Potomac River on the Fourth of July. According to DC Fire, ...

Contrary to its creators’ hopes, the first monument dedicated to Washington didn’t last long. As Robertson notes, the 15-foot tower was built without mortar to bind the stones together.