The Washington Monument was temporarily closed, police said, after a man vandalized the national landmark with profanities and red paint. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, when the base of the ...

Preface: A fascinating shape -- The Father of his country -- The gift of the Nile -- Building a stump -- Stealing obelisks -- Paris and London take their prizes -- Reaching the top -- Securing New ...

When Mary Ball Washington died in August 1789, her eldest child, George Washington, was a few months into his first term as ...

A federal design panel approved new security landscaping around the Washington Monument yesterday, clearing the way for lighting upgrades, tree plantings and the replacement of the concrete Jersey ...

In his master plan for the new city of Washington, D.C., architect Pierre L’Enfant left a spot for a large equestrian statue of George Washington to be placed at the intersection of a line running ...