United States Capitol

United States Capitol

Government Complex · Washington, District of Columbia

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The United States Capitol dome is the dome situated above the United States Capitol which reaches upwards to 288 feet in height and 96 feet in diameter. 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. The dome is not stone, but cast iron carefully painted to appear to be made of the same stone as the main capitol building.

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