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The Fresco Belt in the Capital Rotunda

Just below the 36 windows Brumidi painted a fresco belt which was designed to give the illusion of a sculpted relief. The scenes trace America's history from its discovery by Columbus to the discovery of gold in California, with emphasis on Spanish explorers and the Revolutionary War

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Uploaded on October 4, 2009
Taken on September 30, 2009