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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Located in the National Mall, the Washington Monument is a 555-foot marble obelisk that was completed in 1884 to honor the country's first president George Washington, according to the park service.

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 ...

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 ...