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A man walks past the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument as sunrise approaches on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Visit by COVID-infected official closes Washington Monument

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

A Metropolitan Police Department car blocks the road near the Washington Monument in an effort to discourage crowds from visiting the cherry blossom trees in full bloom, Sunday, March 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Washington Monument to reopen Thursday

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

First lady Melania Trump, center, and Department of Interior assistant secretary Rob Wallace, left, participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with students from Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Washington to re-open the Washington Monument, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. The monument has been closed to the public for renovations since August 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Washington Monument reopens with Melania Trump ribbon cutting

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

A new $12 million security structure sits in front of the Washington Monument, replacing the temporary structure that was installed after Sept. 11, 2001. (Sophie Kaplan/The Washington Times)

Washington Monument set to reopen after 3 years

By Sophie Kaplan - The Washington Times

People walk near the Washington Monument, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, as the partial government shutdown continues in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Washington Monument to reopen next month following 3-year closure: NPS

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Baltimore’s iconic marble monument to be lit up for holidays

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Baltimore to decorate beloved city monument for 46th year

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Jaye Brotherton of Jamestown, Colo., center, and Ben Harper, right, work on installation of the &quot;Nataraja&quot; artwork for Catharsis on the Mall, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, an event that plans to bring a taste of Burning Man to the National Mall in Washington. The &quot;Nataraja&quot; was a part of last year's TransFOAMation Camp at Burning Man. The Catharsis on the Mall event begins Friday afternoon and continues through Sunday with round-the-clock, seminars and performances in tents, stages and camps built near the foot of the Washington Monument. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Catharsis brings Burning Man spirit to nation’s capital

By ASHRAF KHALIL - Associated Press

A jogger passes by the Arlington Memorial Bridge at sunrise in Washington on March 3, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Inauguration highlights Trump’s infrastructure opportunities

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

The Washington Monument is framed by a window at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, during a press preview. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Washington Monument to stay closed ‘indefinitely’ over elevator woes

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Group aims to redo neglected site on National Mall

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

Marc Tanner, from Boca Raton, Fla., who was in the first group of tourists to visit the newly reopened Washington Monument, is interviewed by reporters after emerging from the monument, Monday, May 12, 2014, in Washington. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, reopened to the public today. (AP Photo)

EDITORIAL: Welcoming back the Washington Monument

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Park Service employees stand watch as visitor Roman Tanner, center, walks away with his Washington Monument ticket, which are distributed at on a first-come basis at the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2014, ahead of a ceremony to celebrate its re-opening. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, is reopening to the public today. (AP Photo)

Washington Monument reopens after earthquake

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FILE - In this June 2, 2013 file photo, Bob Collie, project manager with Perini Management Services, puts his finger in a crack of the Washington Monument at the 491-foot level of the scaffolding surrounding the monument, in Washington. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, will re-open to the public on Monday, May 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Washington Monument to reopen after nearly 3 years

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

The view of the Washington monument and beyond from the observation deck of the Old Post Office Pavilion, which is closing Thursday for two years as part of a renovation that will turn the building into a luxury hotel. (Andrea Noble/The Washington Times)

Old Post Office observation deck to close for building renovation

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Washington Monument to reopen May 12 after repairs

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Park Service to reopen Washington Monument in May

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Lincoln a head above rest

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Marine One, the presidential helicopter, could complicate repairs to the Washington Monument during flyovers as a result of White House security measures, the National Park Service says. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Washington Monument fixes to be on hold for president’s trips

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Tourists as well as police on patrol in cities have turned to the Segway as a means to get around. The Smithsonian Institution is offering Segway tours on the Mall. (The Washington Times)

The Segway rolls along in D.C.

By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times