The Smithsonian Castle is a beautiful neo-Gothic building towering over the National Mall in Washington DC. “The Castle” is actually the Smithsonian Visitor Center, and you should check it out ...

At Thursday’s news conference announcing a $2 billion reconfiguration of the Smithsonian Castle, architect Bjarke Ingels indulged a subtle sleight of hand. As he walked the audience through ...

Even so, the Castle itself hasn’t been renovated since 1968. That changes this spring when we break ground on a five-year renovation that will give the building a much-needed upgrade.

The Castle closed February 1, 2023, for its first major renovation in more than 50 years. All elements of the building will undergo extensive repairs and upgrades. The renovation is expected to last ...

The Smithsonian Institution Building will close Feb. 1 for the first major renovation to the Castle since the late 1960s, officials announced Thursday.. All parts of the building will undergo ...

The 30-foot-deep, 9-foot-wide, chamber under the National Mall is believed to have been a cistern, historians say. National Park Service photo Washington, D.C., has been hiding a secret the past ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Smithsonian Institution said its iconic “Castle” would close at the start of February in order to undergo its first major renovation in more than 50 years.

The Smithsonian Castle Building, in a colorized photograph taken by Alexander Gardner, was severely damaged in a January 1865 fire. Smithsonian Institution Archives Strategically located in ...

The colors will be from the original paint used when The Castle opened in 1855 to 1900, she said. “It’s going to look different, but it will be striking and beautiful,” Bond said.

S.J. Hauck Construction is removing the sandstone bricks from the former church, which are from the same quarry as those used in the construction of the Smithsonian Castle.

For the first time in over 50 years, the Smithsonian Institution Building, better known as the “Castle” on the National Mall, is getting a facelift. That means a 5-year closure of the building.