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.

Building the Washington Monument 04:19. In a town full of monuments, there's one that stands above them all. Paul Goldberger, professor of design and architecture at the New School in New York ...

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.

The Washington Monument opens daily at 9 a.m. V isitors can obtain timed tickets to take a 70-second elevator ride to the observation floor 500 feet above the ground for a spectacular view of the ...

See photos of the lighting of the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon on December 5, 2024. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 91°F. Friday, June 13th 2025 ...

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

Restoring the first Washington Monument. To locals, the need for a second restoration campaign was clear. As the Baltimore Sun wrote in 1906, “[The monument] is not only a memorial to Washington ...