워싱턴 모뉴먼트에 크랙이 발견되어서 무기한 접근폐쇄...인스펙션중이라고 하네요.
이번 지진이 꽤 굉장했나봅니다.
그것도 젤 위에 피라미드모양 부분... 다행히 기울지는 않았다고 합니다.
Washington Monument Cracked by Earthquake, Closed Indefinitely
August 24, 2011 9:46 AM EDT
ou can be rest assured that the earthquake-hit Washington Monument is not tilting. However, a closer look at the world's tallest obelisk brought National Park Service officials to discover some cracks near the top of the 555-foot monument.
The 5.9-magnitude quake centering in Virginia struck the U.S. East Coast from North Carolina to Toronto early Tuesday afternoon, and cracked one of the stones in the monument's pyramidium, or the pyramid shape at the very top.
The damage was detected during an inspection by helicopter, according to spokesman Bill Line.
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