The pyramidion has eight observation windows, two per side, and eight red aircraft warning lights, two per side. Two aluminum lightning rods, connected by the elevator support columns to groundwater, protect the monument.

Jan 8, 2020 · Why does the Washington Monument have red lights? The red lights are warning lights for approaching planes heading to the nearby airport, Ronald Reagan. The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President ...

Jan 25, 2021 · The red aviation lights above the obelisk’s windows date to 1958. They are on a separate power source and were unaffected by Sunday’s outage. “I only remember one time when they went out; we notified FAA and they were not concerned,” he says.

How do I get tickets to go inside the Washington Monument? Plan Your Visit to learn how to obtain tickets. What is inside the Washington Monument? Inside the ground floor lobby, there is a statue of George Washington. An elevator provides transportation to the top floor, the 500' observation deck at the base of the pyramidion.

Dec 15, 1995 · The Washington Monument has long served as the District’s night light—long, smooth, white sides bathed in klieg lights and crowned in blinking red. But something has changed.

Jan 26, 2021 · WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — You might have seen “White House Black Out” trending on Twitter Monday morning, accompanied by photos of the Washington Monument without its usual illuminating light. This left some social media users wondering what was going on at the nation’s Capitol.

Jan 26, 2021 · Pictures posted on Twitter and local media reports suggested the issue had not affected the red-flashing lights that alert aircraft pilots of its presence. WUSA9 anchor Lorenzo Hall was among...

Nov 18, 2004 · During the inspection, the members questioned the need for the blinking red warning lights at the monument top, especially if the monument is to be re-illuminated with the new brighter, more uniform scheme.

At night it glows from the many lights on it with blinking red lights at the top that look like eyes opening and closing, winking at airplanes (which are abundant, flying over the Potomac River to Reagan National Airport, day and night).

Jan 25, 2021 · The Washington Monument lights went out on Sunday, leading officials to try and figure out why. "The exterior lights of the Washington Monument are currently out," the National Park...