DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior:
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- WMON_140409_07.JPG: National Mall and Memorial Parks
Washington Monument Earthquake Damage Repair:
In August of 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Washington DC area, causing damage to the 555-foot Washington Monument. As the Monument swayed from the quake, some of its exterior marble panels cracked and pieces broke off. Inside the Monument, many of the granite stones that support the structure cracked. Most of the damage was in the pyramid-shaped top, called the pyramidion. Project repairs include filling cracks, securing loose stone, fitting new or salvaged stone pieces (Dutchman) into damaged areas, stabilizing cracked blocks with steel brackets, repointing mortar joints and replacing the lightning protection system.
The project is funded in part by a generous donation from David Rubenstein through our partner, the Trust for the National Mall.
- WMON_140512_46.JPG: Bullet hole from US Park Police killing Norman Mayer --
Dec 8, 1982: Norman Mayer, an anti-nuclear weapons activist and eccentric, drives a white van up to the base of the Washington Monument. Mayer claims to have a 1,000 pounds of explosives in the van, which he said he will use to destroy the monument, unless a national dialogue on the threat of nuclear weapons is seriously undertaken. He holds off police for 10 hours before he starts to roll the van towards the White House. At that point, United States Park Police snipers open fire, fatally wounding him. No explosives are found in the van.
The above from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_of_political_violence_in_Washington,_D.C.
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