The Washington Monument, a soaring tribute in the heart ... was completed on this day in history, Dec. 6, 1884. The majestic 555½-foot tall obelisk stands in a commanding focal point on the ...

Authorities did not say how long the restoration process would take. The Washington Monument was temporarily closed, police said, after a man vandalized the national landmark with profanities and ...

Built in two phases in 1848 and 1884 and subsequently dedicated in 1885, the Washington Monument — a marble-faced granite obelisk that honors the first U.S. president, George Washington ...

On Dec. 6, 1884 — 36 years after construction had begun — the 3,300-pound aluminum capstone was placed atop the obelisk, making the Washington Monument, at 555 feet, the world’s tallest ...

This month marks the 139th anniversary of the Washington Monument with construction wrapping up on the D.C. landmark in December of 1884. The 39 years it took to build the world’s tallest stone ...

By late 1884, the obelisk was completed with a ... world—at least until the Eiffel Tower came along in 1889. The Washington Monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885, the day before the ...

Cleanup crews arrived by 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday to begin taping off the area and washing the paint off the monument. When completed in 1884, the Washington Monument was the world’s tallest ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 1884. Gen. Sheridan has accepted the position of Marshal of the Day for the celebration of the completion of the Washington Monument on Feb. 21 next. All religious ...

The Washington Monument was open again Wednesday morning. The Washington Monument, completed in 1884, stands at 555 feet tall and was the tallest structure in the world from 1884 to 1889 before it ...

Notably, on Dec. 6, 1884, the capstone and aluminum point ... Today, visitors can reserve a place online and ascend to the top of the Washington Monument via an elevator, or they can climb the ...