The tallest building in Washington is reopening to the public. After a three-year closure, the Washington Monument will reopen to the public at noon on Thursday. First lady Melania Trump is ...

The Washington Monument is broken — and it hasn’t looked so good in years. Put in place after the structure was damaged by an earthquake in 2011, the scaffolding creeping up the 555-foot stone ...

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, ...

You can line up in person to try and get same-day tickets starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Washington Monument Lodge, a small stone building adjacent to the monument on 15th Street.

Made of granite and marble, the Washington Monument was designed to look like an Egyptian obelisk. Also, it was the tallest structure in the world until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was completed ...

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, the Empire State Building, the Willis Tower—these buildings aren't just famous in America but recognized and beloved worldwide.

WASHINGTON D.C. (WHTM) — On February 21, 1885, hundreds of people gathered to dedicate the tallest building in the world, the Washington Monument.

In our nation's capital one monument stands above them all: the Washington Monument, the 555-foot-tall marble obelisk whose cornerstone was laid 175 years ago this year. Correspondent Faith Salie ...

Fireworks burst on the National Mall above the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during ...

Watch Video: Building the Washington Monument 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 ...