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A view of the Washington Monument, surrounded by repair scaffolding and illuminated at night. Damaged by an August 2011 earthquake, the scaffolding surrounds the monument while it is being repaired. The Park Service illuminates the scaffolding each evening at dusk until the following morning at dawn.