A view of the U.S. Capitol from the top of the Washington Monument at dawn on the Inauguration Day of Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington, D.C. Brendan McDermid/Pool/Reuters ...

Inside the colonnade would be statues ... The elevator to the top of the Washington Monument today takes about 70 seconds. It’s the same as going up to the top floor of a 50-story building.

the Washington Monument was the tallest structure in the world at its completion in 1884. Nowadays, you can ride one of the monument's glass-encased elevators to the top observation deck to enjoy ...

What I didn’t realize was how cool it would be to walk inside. In order to tour ... There are 896 steps climbing to the top ...

It appeared that both the top of the Washington Monument and the dome of the U.S. Capitol received direct hits. Elsewhere in Washington, a dimly lit room suddenly filled with brilliant white light.

Lightning struck the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Tuesday night as the storms rolled through the District. Safety advocate and former reporter Dave Statter captured the lighting strike.

On December 31, 2024, lightning struck the US Capitol and Washington Monument in Washington D.C., and the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center in New York, at 5:36 pm EST. Subsequently ...