Washington Monument
The world's tallest stone structure, with a 23-year pause written into its marble.
About this view
At 555 feet and five inches, the Washington Monument is the tallest stone structure in the world and the tallest obelisk ever built. It is marble, granite and gneiss, just over 55 feet square at the base, and this live webcam keeps it in frame around the clock.
Look about 150 feet up and the stone changes colour. That line is where construction stopped for 23 years — funding collapsed, then the Civil War intervened — and when masons resumed they were cutting from different quarries. The join has never blended, and it is the detail most visitors miss from the ground.
Eastern time, UTC−5. Dawn and dusk do the most for it, when low light rakes the marble and the colour break stands out. The Fourth of July puts fireworks directly behind it.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Washington Monument live cam located?
- The camera looks over National Mall, Washington, D.C., in United States. Its position is 38.889°N, 77.035°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Washington Monument camera?
- National Mall, Washington, D.C. runs on UTC−4, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near National Mall, Washington, D.C.?
- Yes — the closest ones are Blacktip Reef, National Aquarium, Wildwoods Boardwalk and Philadelphia Skyline. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by EarthCam, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
