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Have you folks seenthe Washington Monument recently?
With the long Columbus Day weekend I decided it would be a good idea to take a walk around Washington DC and get some exercise. Of course the Washington Monument was closed and has a fence around the perimeter.
I used my digital camera and took some shots with the 12x optical zoom feature. Oh wow. I was kinda shocked. There are a lot of stones that are "missing corners" as a result of the earthquake. For some strange reason, it seemed to mosly knock-off the corners of the blocks toward the top of the monument.
I am thinking they may have to erect the scafolding again and do another restoration of the structure.
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- GulfportBobLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
No I had not seen it Nick, since I have moved to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport.
I am glad that you thought of us and posted the photo. While I did see them working, I did not see anything up close and personal the way your camera did it.
Again Thanks.
- gailLv 710 years ago
Wow, thanks for the pic!! I was on the Mall one day when the engineers were rappelling around. That seemed like a unique experience even for the people watching. It's really a shame about the extent of the damage but I suppose we're lucky the whole thing didn't come down. I heard on the car radio that poor Mineral VA had another 3.0 quake (or aftershock?) earlier today: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww...
- KAKLv 710 years ago
No, I haven't seen the monument ever. I live south of Pittsburgh, PA. Hopefully, one day before I'm an old fart.
Your pic was awesome! Ye, missing corners, I agree. Probably, needs addt'l work on it.
- DON WLv 710 years ago
To answer your question, no I haven't, but was interested in your observations.
From the newspaper reports, the engineers doing the damage survey active knocked out any loose stone pieces, to ensure they wouldn't fall on anyone's head. They also noted that damage was worse at the top--I guess because there was more swaying (or stress to sway) at that level.
