In his master plan for the new city of Washington, D.C., architect Pierre L’Enfant left a spot for a large equestrian statue of George Washington to be placed at the intersection of a line running ...

Preface: A fascinating shape -- The Father of his country -- The gift of the Nile -- Building a stump -- Stealing obelisks -- Paris and London take their prizes -- Reaching the top -- Securing New ...

Not for the first time, Washington’s mightiest monument is in a cage. It took about four months to construct the steel scaffolding that encases the Washington Monument and serves as a platform to fix ...