The Washington Monument, as viewed from Topside restaurant, was lit Thursday night in Mount Vernon for the first time this holiday season. The Baltimore tradition included, music, food, and chilly ...

The Washington Monument, which reopens Thursday, has seen a lot since it opened in 1888. It’s been the site of historic protests, inauguration crowds and Fourth of July spectaculars — and this ...

In December 1884, a 3,300 pound marble capstone was placed atop the monument and capped with a pyramid of aluminum. The following Feb. 21, on a sunny, frigid day, the monument was dedicated.

The Washington Monument is reopening Thursday, after three years of renovations to modernize its elevator and construct a new security screening facility. The monument was built to honor George ...

setting the capstone; the washington monument fin- ished at last. the american flag floating 600 feet above the ground, fifty feet above the top of the obelisk. share full article.

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 ...

The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to George Washington, was completed on Dec. 6, 1884, after nearly four decades of construction.

On this day in history, Oct. 9. 1888, the Washington Monument opened to the public in Washington, D.C. The construction honors the nation's first president, George Washington.