See James M. Goode's "Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings," for more information on the Army Medical Museum, pages 323-325; for the Armory, pages 308-310; and for ...

An aerial view of the Washington Monument on the National Mall shows the sites the Smithsonian would like to use for its two new museums. Both spots are in the center right of the image and would ...

Although the proposal of a monument to Washington was introduced several times, no progress was made. In the early 1830s, several prominent Washingtonians decided they had had enough—if Congress ...

Fly high above the iconic landmarks of Washington, D.C. and discover the city from above. This captivating drone footage showcases the majestic Capitol Building, the historic Washington Monument ...

Joy Behar took a moment to call out sexism in politics during Wednesday morning’s episode of “The View,” including the Washington Monument which she said “looks like a penis” to her.

This aerial view shows the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom as thousands of demonstrators make their way from Constitution Avenue, right, to the Washington Monument, obelisk at left, to ...

Deferring to Secret Service worries about terrorists, the government is deliberately blurring its highest-quality aerial photographs over Washington to hide objects in plain view on the roofs of ...

Up 227 dimly lit, winding steps, the view from the top of the fully restored Washington Monument offers a picturesque scene of Baltimore and the four surrounding squares in Mount Vernon below.

No, those aren't giant ants swarming around the Washington Monument all the way up to the U.S. Capitol Building. This is the first satellite image of the inauguration taken at 11:19 AM EST today ...

An asteroid as large as the Washington Monument is due to pass Earth next week, approaching closer than the orbit of our moon. The asteroid, named 2024 MK, is estimated to be between 394 to 885 ...

An asteroid roughly 30 feet (9 meters) shorter in diameter than the height of the Washington Monument will fly past Earth early Wednesday morning, coming within 2.1 million miles of the planet.