WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The American flags encircling the memorial snapped in the wind. Children and adults of all colors and sizes walked and talked; some waited in line Friday to check out ...

On George Washington’s 270th birthday, the Washington Monument reopened to the public Friday amid controversy over plans to construct sunken walkways, a tunnel and a bunkerlike underground vi… ...

Monument to reopenAfter having been closed off and on since 1998 for a $10 million renovation, the Washington Monument is scheduled to reopen later this month or in March (the date has not been ...

WASHINGTON -- More than 150 cracks have been repaired, rainwater leaks have been sealed, and the 130-year-old Washington Monument will reopen Monday for the first time in nearly three years since ...

Washington Monument retakes its place as a living classroom 02:18 "For our purposes we'll still use the historic height rather than the architectural height, since they're measured from different ...

WASHINGTON — After 32 months, the Washington Monument is finally set to reopen after it suffered widespread damage in an August 2011 earthquake along the East Coast.. Since the 5.8 magnitude ...

The Washington Monument closed in 2016 after an elevator cable snapped, but the years of repairs covered far more than that single broken wire.