[varina davis]

They better darn well fix it.

[JimRed]

555 feet, 5 1/8 inches, at the time of construction, to be precise. I had to do a report on it in seventh grade.

Seems like just last week!

[normy]

After the Commie inspired, Mao influenced MLK statue was unveiled complete with misquotes and everything, perhaps a new Washington Monument is in order.I suggest the famous painting of Washington praying by his horse in the woods sculpted in granite or marble or perhaps Washington crossing the Delaware set up like the Korean War Memorial.

And can we get a pro American/American to design and create the thing.

[NewHampshireDuo]

The 555-foot memorial to George Washington, the first U.S. president, was built over several decades in the mid-19th century.

About 150 years old and it breaks in the Obama administration. There's a message there.

[wideminded]

I wonder if there are any other purely masonry constructions that are anywhere near the height of the Washington Monument. It’s not a surprise that it is susceptible to earthquake damage.

[sam_paine]

I had always assumed it had an internal steel superstructure. As most people assume “brick houses” are stronger, when in reality, it’s just a veneer actually tied to the wooden wall frame to support it.

But what I’ve read of the history says the Washington Monument is actually a true masonry edifice.

In other words, it’s just a pile of rocks waiting to happen.

[Vaquero]

film of damage and subsequent repair of the monument(not necessarily in order)...although it could use subtitles

(ps Strunza means caa caa....)

[mountainlion]

Wasn’t the monument recently repaired? It seems that they did a lot of work in the last few years.

[Desdemona]

Well, they can do what they did here with buildings that needed work - take it apart and put it back together.

[Stalwart]

Was there anyone up on the observation level when the quake hit?

[Political Junkie Too]

Obama would probably rather demolish it and sell the marble to China.

-PJ

[evets]

"555 feet high, if you add the number 1 to that figure, you come up with 1555...
which was the year we arrived in Jamestown as slaves."

[COBOL2Java]

Washington Monument after earthquake:

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Washington Cathedral after earthquake:

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Capitol Building flag after Irene:

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You get the feeling someone's angry?

[Grumplestiltskin]

I find it ironic that the Washington Monument is cracking apart at this particular time — concurrent with an administration that is intent on doing the same for all the things that the monument represents.

Just sayin’...

[SmithL]

The Washington Monument that 0bama inherited from Bush wasn’t cracked and didn’t leak.

[ridesthemiles]

Mineral, Virginia has another aftershock early today, according to SF news station.