A worker prepares rappelling lines at the top of the Washington Monument as engineers prepare to inspect the 555-foot (170-metre) monument to assess damage from the rare 5.8-magnitude earthquake and storms that struck the U.S. capital last month.

The photo and its caption come from this website.

Here are two more photos of the Washington Monument:

To learn more about the Washington Monument: click HERE and/or watch this video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g3TMNqrsIg[/youtube]

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