In honoring Sister Veronica plans are in the works to have a Memorial Garden built for all the work she has done. Sister ...

The District's beloved Washington Monument is closed for tours as temperatures continue to rise across the D.C. area, with ...

As the high temperature in D.C. is expected to hit 100°, with a heat index as high as 110°, the Washington Monument is closed ...

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Explore the Washington Monument's history, significance, & surprising facts. Learn why this iconic symbol took 36 years to build & its enduring fame.

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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 ...

Since the 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the 130-year-old monument was covered in scaffolding to repair the more than 150 cracks in the 555-foot obelisk's white marble.

Few structures represent the United States as powerfully as the Washington Monument. At the center of Washington, D.C., the impressive marble obelisk (555 feet tall and 55 feet wide) pays grand ...