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 ...

Inspectors have now determined most of the federal buildings and landmarks in Washington D.C. are structurally sound, but few, including the Washington Monument have been deemed unsafe.

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, ...

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 ...

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

The National Park Service has closed the Washington Monument, citing “credible threats to visitors and park resources” around the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Jeffrey P ...

Donald Trump supporters on social media speculated over whether a divine message was being sent after lightning strikes reportedly hit the U.S. Capitol Building and Washington Monument in ...

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

Building the Washington Monument. Records detailing the origins of the Boonsboro Washington Monument are limited. In July 1825, the Torch Light reported that the Maryland General Assembly would ...