The Washington Monument was completed on Dec. 6, 1884 when the aluminum tip was placed on top of the capstone.

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 ...

In partnership with the National Park Service, 26 New Holland Construction and CNH Industrial volunteers worked to complete projects at the Washington Monument. The event paid tribute to military ...

The newly reopened Washington Monument, which typically offers sprawling views of Washington, DC from 555 feet high, now provides a peek at the White House’s East Wing renovations. Andrew Leyden, a ...

In his master plan for the new city of Washington, D.C., architect Pierre L’Enfant left a spot for a large equestrian statue of George Washington to be placed at the intersection of a line running ...

More photos and videos show the ballroom construction underway at the White House, on the site where the East Wing once stood.

Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant drew up designs for ...