fixing the outside
Perhaps they should try fixing up what goes on inside........just sayin'!
A night shot of the Capitol building with scaffolding.
This was taken last year, but I've seen pics of the Capitol in the news lately, and it looks like they are still working on things.
Wikapedia facts:
The United States Capitol dome is the dome situated above the United States Capitol which reaches upwards to 288 feet (88 m) in height and 96 feet (29 m) in diameter.[1] The dome was designed by Thomas U. Walter, the fourth Architect of the Capitol, and constructed between 1855 and 1866 at a cost of $1,047,291 (equivalent to $220 million in 2013]The dome is not stone, but cast iron carefully painted to appear to be made of the same stone as the main capitol building. It is actually two domes, one inside the other, and the total weight is 14.1 million pounds (6,400 t).
a link to info on the restoration....some interesting stuff!
www.aoc.gov/blog/expert-metalwork-revealed-restoration-us...
fixing the outside
Perhaps they should try fixing up what goes on inside........just sayin'!
A night shot of the Capitol building with scaffolding.
This was taken last year, but I've seen pics of the Capitol in the news lately, and it looks like they are still working on things.
Wikapedia facts:
The United States Capitol dome is the dome situated above the United States Capitol which reaches upwards to 288 feet (88 m) in height and 96 feet (29 m) in diameter.[1] The dome was designed by Thomas U. Walter, the fourth Architect of the Capitol, and constructed between 1855 and 1866 at a cost of $1,047,291 (equivalent to $220 million in 2013]The dome is not stone, but cast iron carefully painted to appear to be made of the same stone as the main capitol building. It is actually two domes, one inside the other, and the total weight is 14.1 million pounds (6,400 t).
a link to info on the restoration....some interesting stuff!
www.aoc.gov/blog/expert-metalwork-revealed-restoration-us...