WASHINGTON -- For the first time since the government shutdown ended, the sweeping construction of the new White House ballroom is visible again from the Washington Monument -- with quite a different view taking shape.

ABC News took video on Monday of the White House in its altered state from the Washington Monument, which was closed to the public during the 43 days the government was shut down, which ended on Nov. 12.

The construction for the ballroom on the White House's East Wing as seen from the top of the Washington Monument, Nov. 17, 2025.

The new images of the White House show the former site of the East Wing, built in 1902 and renovated in 1942, completely demolished with several bulldozers and skip loaders clearing the last of the rubble.

The East Wing became the formal off

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