Scaffolding Rises on Washington Monument [1]

Workers erect scaffolding around the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2013. The scaffolding is being put in place so that repairs can be made to the monument after it was damaged in an earthquake in 2011. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON -- Workers have started building scaffolding around the 555-foot-tall Washington Monument to make repairs to stonework damaged in a 2011 earthquake.

The scaffolding being built by workers was slowly rising from the base of the monument Thursday.