Updated: Sept. 28, 2011 at 10:48 AM
Repairing the Washington Monument (9 images)
The Washington Monument, damaged during the August earthquake that struck D.C., is currently under inspection for signs of additional, previously-unnoticed structural issues and will be closed to the public for an undisclosed period of time.
A worker installs rigging as inspection begin to check the Washington Monument for additional damage following last months earthquake, in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 2011. A team of inspectors will repel the Monument to inspect the integrity of the facade. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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Worker installs rigging as inspection begin to check the Washington Monument for additional damage following last months earthquake, in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 2011. A team of inspectors will repel the Monument to inspect the integrity of the facade. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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A worker inspects riggings before the start of the second day of inspection at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on September 28, 2011. The National Park Service is inspecting the facade of the Monument for additional damage following last month's earthquake. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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Workers arrive for the second day of inspection at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on September 28, 2011. The National Park Service is inspecting the facade of the Monument for additional damage following last month's earthquake. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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