Footage from the helmet cameras of the engineers who performed the exterior assessment of the Washington Monument.

On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake damaged the exterior and interior of the Washington Monument, with the heaviest damage in the Pyramidion (pointy top), between elevations 475 feet and 530 feet. The damage includes cracks of up to 1 inch thick the full height of several marble panels, chips in the panels, missing mortar, components of the lightning protection system have been displaced, and the elevator counterweight frame was damaged. The National Park Service expects to award a contract to repair the monument by this August; work is expected to take 10-12 months. This video was taken during a recent interior inspection of the monument.

For more information on the earthquake damage and when the monument will reopen to visitors, go to: [ Ссылка ].

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