The Washington Monument is framed by the blooms of magnolia and cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., April 3, 2021. Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images.

In early 19th-century Washington, D.C., the already dysfunctional U.S. Congress couldn’t come to a consensus on what a monument to the first president might look like or how to pay for it.

Attorney John Eastman speaks next to Rudolph W. Giuliani in Washington as Trump supporters gather ahead of the president’s speech to contest the certification of the 2020 election by Congress on ...

Eight years after it was rattled by an earthquake and three years after it was closed for elevator and other repairs, the beleaguered Washington Monument will reopen Sept. 19, the National Park ...

Meanwhile, various groups wrestling for control over the Washington National Monument Society threw a wrench into work on the memorial. Then, between 1856 and 1876, with the Civil War ...

The Washington Monument will reopen on Sunday, August 29, the National Park Service announced Friday. Tickets will be available online Saturday morning at 10 a. m. Get them HERE. The monument has ...

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

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The countdown to the Washington Monument re-opening is ticking down and as construction crews and electricians put the final touches on the upgrades three years in the making ...

A special look inside the newly restored Washington Monument, set to reopen Thursday 04:20. In our series "American Wonders," we're exploring places that make America wonderful, from majestic ...