The Washington Monument remains closed indefinitely to ... several smaller cracks in the pyramidion. From some spots inside, it’s possible to see through to the outside, and the monument took ...

I-beams inside statue Source: National Park Service The Washington Monument Made of granite and marble, the Washington Monument was designed to look like an Egyptian obelisk. Also, it was the ...

The Washington Monument towers over the nation's capitol. You can see it from miles away. What you can't see is the inside of the Monument or the stunning view from its peak. It was damaged in a ...

Some Two-Way readers may recall our 2011 post about the videos from inside the monument during the earthquake: "Atop Washington Monument, Visitors Scrambled During Quake." ...

It reopened in mid-July. All visitors must wear masks “regardless of vaccination status, inside the Washington Monument.” To buy tickets, visitors should go to recreation.gov. No tickets are ...

Visitors can climb the 896 steps inside the monument to the observation ... The plans for the structure began in 1835, as The Washington National Monument Society appointed bonded agents to ...

After $15 million in repair work, the Washington Monument reopened, only to close again in 2016 after an elevator cable snapped. Fortunately, no one was inside the elevator at the time ...

“But creating a monument for Washington wasn’t just about one ... donate commemorative blocks of stone to be displayed inside the shaft of the obelisk. These were mostly patriotic statements ...

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — For years, people have only been able to gaze at the recognizable Washington Monument in the nation’s ...

Visitors can climb the 896 steps inside the monument to the observation level. READ ON THE FOX NEWS APP There is also an elevator. The construction honoring President Washington had setbacks.