It isn’t expected to re-open until 2019.

Because, the elevator.

D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has called it the “most important elevator in the nation’s capital.”

They are setting up a tripod hoist to get the injured man out.

Workers are scheduled to repair the building’s elevator tomorrow.

40+ people were evacuated safely.

Yes, another elevator problem.

For the second night in a row, the Monument’s elevator broke down, stranding people on the observation level.

Dozens of visitors had to walk down, and two pregnant women were carried in a chair.

Photo by philliefan99 The elevator that goes to the top of the Washington Monument malfunctioned at about 1 p.m. this afternoon, with a number of tourists who had already reached the viewing area still inside the building. National Park Service spokesperson Bill Line said that visitors who were already at the 500 foot level of the monument are being given a choice of walking down with the assistance of NPS rangers, or remaining at…