Engineers will begin rappelling down the sides of the Washington Monument on Tuesday to check for cracks and other damage from the surprisingly strong East Coast quake last month.

WASHINGTON — After 32 months, the Washington Monument is finally set to reopen after it suffered widespread damage in an August 2011 earthquake along the East Coast.. Since the 5.8 magnitude ...

Visitors to Washington can once again survey the city and gaze upon its surroundings from a beloved vantage. After being closed for more than three years, the Washington Monument, one of the city ...

Businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein has agreed to donate $2 to $3 million to renovate the Washington Monument's elevator, but the D.C. landmark will remain closed at least until 2019.

The Washington Monument has reopened after closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. All visitors over the age of 2 must wear a face covering while inside and must adhere to social ...

The 363-foot projection of the rocket will also be flashed on the monument Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. It’s part of the Apollo 50 Festival, which includes performances ...

Washington Monument retakes its place as a living classroom 02:18 "For our purposes we'll still use the historic height rather than the architectural height, since they're measured from different ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The soaring white obelisk is a defining feature of the capital’s architectural landscape, but visitors to the Washington Monument this summer may be disappointed that the view of ...

The Washington Monument is open to the public for the first time in nearly three years. The obelisk was closed for renovations after a 2011 earthquake left it unsafe for public visits.

In early 19th-century Washington, D.C., the already dysfunctional U.S. Congress couldn’t come to a consensus on what a monument to the first president might look like or how to pay for it.