Washington Monument

LOOK: Winning National Mall Redesign Plans Announced

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 05.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Before a sell-out 1,200-person crowd seated in a tent on the National Mall on Thursday, three winning plans were announced as part of a ...

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WATCH: Bryce Harper Shows Up For Random Softball Game

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Dc, Video, Baseball, Mlb, Washington DC, Softball, Washington Nationals, Bryce Harper, Pick-Up Games, Washington Monument, Sports News

What should any teenager do with a free day in the nation's capital? See the sights. For starters, there are the monuments and memorials, the White Ho...

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Did The Washington Monument Sink Or Tilt?

AP | By BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Washington Monument Sink, Washington Monument Earthquake Damage, Video, Washington Monument Tilt, Damage to Washington Monument, Washington Monument, Travel News

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Monument cracked and crumbled when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the nation's capital last year. But did it sink or ti...

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Did The Washington Monument Tilt Or Sink After Quake?

AP | By BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 03.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Monument cracked and crumbled when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the nation's capital last year. But did it sink or ti...

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$7.5 Million Donation For Washington Monument Repairs

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: David Rubenstein Donation, Video, Washington Monument Repairs, National Park Service, David Rubenstein, Washington Monument, DC Earthquake Repairs, DC Earthquake, DC News

WASHINGTON — A billionaire history buff has stepped forward to donate the $7.5 million matching gift that's needed to start repairing cracks nea...

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Washington Monument Has Extensive Cracking, Chips

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: National Park Service, Washington Monument Damage, Video, Virginia Earthquake 2011, Washington Monument, District of Columbia, DC Earthquake, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The earthquake-damaged Washington Monument has extensive cracking and chipped stones near its peak that left it highly vulnerable to rai...

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Union Station Earthquake Damage Repairs Continue

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- If you've walked through Union Station's usually majestic Main Hall recently, there's no ignoring the jarring scaffolding that lines the...

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Shots Reportedly Fired Near White House

Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A possible shooting incident involving a police chase near the White House closed streets in the nation's capital Friday night. Acco...

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Rappeller's Inspect Earthquake Damage To Washington Monument (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Photos, Washington DC Earthquake, Rapelling, Monument Inspection, Repairs, Exposure, Washington Monument, DC Earthquake, Culture News

On Aug. 23, 2011 a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast. One of the structures to sustain damage from the quake was the Washington Monument,...

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SLIDESHOW: Shrivers, Kennedys, Others Help Raise Record Amount For People With Disabilities

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Johan De Nysschen, Video, Audi Best Buddies Challenge, Activism, Audi, National Mall, Maria Shriver, Danielle Doty, Slidepollajax, Harold W. Forsyth, Washington Monument, Impact News

People with disabilities, students, celebrities and members from the Kennedy and Shriver families proved this past weekend the fundraising power of "B...

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Engineers Inspect Washington National Cathedral

AP | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The same engineers who captivated tourists by rappelling down the Washington Monument are conducting a similar operation at the National...

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Washington Monument Inspections End

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Monument, Earthquake, Damage Inspections, Earthquake Damage, Washington Monument, DC Earthquake, DC News

WASHINGTON — Engineers who have been rappelling down the Washington Monument completed their inspection Wednesday of its exterior damage from an...

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Washington Monument Engineer Hits Career 'High'

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: DC News, Earthquake, Quake, Earthquake Inspections, Emma Cardini, District of Columbia, Washington Monument, DC Earthquake, DC News

WASHINGTON — Emma Cardini never envisioned herself rappelling down the sides of buildings. She's a civil engineer, not a thrill-seeker. But for...

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Rappelling Mission Down The Washington Monument Begins

Posted 11.27.2011

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Earlier today, Erik Sohn and his team began their "dream assignment" of rappelling down the side of the Washington Monument. Is Sohn the new star of t...

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Daredevil Washington Monument Inspections Continue

AP | By BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: DC News, Earthquake, Quake, Earthquake Damage, Earthquake Inpsections, Washington Monument, District of Columbia, DC Earthquake, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Engineers rappelled down the Washington Monument Wednesday in a daredevil exterior inspection of damage from last month's earthquake. T...

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Inspections Of Monument Continue From Top Of Obelisk

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: National Park Service, DC News, Monuments, Earthquake Damage, District of Columbia, Washington Monument, DC Earthquake, DC News

WASHINGTON — Bad weather delayed the daredevil work of engineers who will rappel down the Washington Monument for a visual inspection, but touri...

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New Video Footage Shows Earthquake From Inside Washington Monument

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After declaring the Washington Monument structurally sound on Monday afternoon, the National Park Service released video footage from in...

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Damaged Washington Monument Needs Winter Preparations

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Monument, damaged by August's 5.8 magnitude earthquake, needs to get ready for winter. After rainwater from Hurricane Ire...

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Workers Search For Leak In Washington Monument

AP | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Washington Monument Cracks, Natural Disasters, National Park Service, Hurricane Irene, Earthquake, Washington Monument Leaks, Monuments, Washington Monument, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service says engineers sealed cracks in the Washington Monument from last week's earthquake ahead of Hurricane Irene. ...

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Pat Robertson: Crack In Washington Monument A Sign From God

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 10.26.2011

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Televangelist Pat Robertson suggested Wednesday that cracks in the Washington Monument caused by the August 23 earthquake could be a sign from God, an...

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PHOTOS: Washington Monument Earthquake Damage Worse Than First Thought

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 10.25.2011

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Shortly after the rare 5.8 earthquake in Virginia rattled Washington D.C. Tuesday, a Park Service spokesman said there was "absolutely no damage" to t...

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More Cracks Found In Washington Monument After Quake

AP | By BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 10.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service says engineers have discovered several additional cracks in the top portion of the Washington Monument. The c...

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Earthquake Puts Crack In Washington Monument

AP | Posted 10.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service says engineers have found a crack near the top of the Washington Monument presumably caused by a magnitude-5.8...

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Artist Builds NY Library Lions In Legos

nytimes.com | JAMES BARRON | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Brooklyn Bridge, Nathan Sawaya, Art, New York Public Library, Ny Library Lions, Washington Monument, Sculpture, Statue of Liberty, Legos, New York, Books News

Nathan Sawaya did Patience first, just as the other guy did. You know, Edward Clark Potter, the sculptor who did the lions in front of the New York Pu...

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Beck's Restoring Honor Rally: Rate the Teabaggers! (PHOTOS)

Scott Shrake | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Glenn Beck Restoring Honor Rally, Teabaggers, Martin Luther King, Sarah Palin, Abraham Lincoln, Washington DC, Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Comedy News

I wanted to see this Tea Party phenomenon up close. And I did. Here are some of my photos of the folks I encountered.

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