Washington Monument inspection underway
2011-09-29 10:34:45 GMT2011-09-29 18:34:45(Beijing Time)
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Daniel Gash (L) and Emma Cardini from WJE Associates conduct exterior assessments of the Washington Monument as inspections began in Washington, in this handout photograph taken and released on September 28, 2011. The 555-foot (170-metre) monument was damaged by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the nation's capital in August. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Daniel Gash (L) and Emma Cardini from WJE Associates conduct exterior assessments of the Washington Monument as inspections began in Washington, in this handout photograph taken and released on September 28, 2011. The 555-foot (170-metre) monument was damaged by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the nation's capital in August. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Daniel Gash (L) and Emma Cardini from WJE Associates conduct exterior assessments of the Washington Monument as inspections began in Washington, in this handout photograph taken and released on September 28, 2011. The 555-foot (170-metre) monument was damaged by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the nation's capital in August. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Engineers continue the process of conducting a block-by-block inspection of the exterior of the Washington Monument while suspended by ropes September 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service has closed the landmark in the nation's capital indefinitely due to damage caused by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in August. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Daniel Gash and Emma Cardini from WJE Associates conduct exterior assessments of the Washington Monument as inspections began in Washington, in this handout photograph taken and released on September 28, 2011.
The 555-foot (170-metre) monument was damaged by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the nation's capital in August.
