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The Washington Monument, which was cracked — but not tilted! — by last month's earthquake, and further damaged by Hurricane Irene, will be closed and under repair through the winter, WTOP ...
The Washington Monument is closed Monday as snow blankets the region. Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, which like the monument is also managed by the National Park Service, is also closed. The ...
Outsiders may not know, but Baltimore actually has its own Washington Monument — and it’s older than its counterpart in DC. Its cornerstone was laid in 1815, nearly two centuries before the inception ...
The Washington Monument will emerge bruised but not broken for its grand reopening Monday, when visitors will once again be zipping up the elevators of the capital's tallest attraction.
Wet, sticky snow fell heavily Monday morning, coating the trees and ground, creating winter wonderland scenes in the Washington area. I hiked around Rosslyn, the National Mall and the Tidal Basin ...
The Washington Monument closed in 2016 after an elevator cable snapped, but the years of repairs covered far more than that single broken wire. ABC News. Video. Live. Shows. Shop. Log In.
The Washington Monument is framed by the blooms of magnolia and cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., April 3, 2021. Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images.
The Washington Monument is seen in Washington, DC, on January 22, 2025 as the region is experiencing the coldest weather of the winter and coldest in years.
Damon Winter/The New York Times. By Zach Montague. Published Sept. 16, 2019 Updated Sept. 27, 2019. ... After being closed for more than three years, the Washington Monument, ...
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 ...