Colin winterbottom national building museum kids

WASHINGTON, DC.-The National Building Museum presents an unprecedented series of photographs by Colin Winterbottom documenting the impact of the August 23, 2011 earthquake on two of the nation’s most recognizable architectural icons—the Washington Monument and the Washington National Cathedral—and the subsequent restoration process.

The exhibition, entitled Scaling Washington: Photographs by Colin Winterbottom, features approximately 100 large-format color, black and white, and sepia-toned images including captivating panoramas and stunning close-up views of the earthquake-driven repairs.

Scaling Washington marks Winterbottom’s debut museum exhibition and will remain on view through January 3, 2016.

After the August 2011 earthquake, which damaged a number of the capital city’s unreinforced masonry structures, Winterbottom realized he might be able to create one-of-a-kind imagery.

Granted unparalleled access to both the Monument and Cathedral, he studi