workers are preparing to obscure another of the gems on the National Monument — the Dome atop the U.S. Capitol building. The Capitol was last renovated in 1960 and is badly in need of new ...

Thousands of people tour the US Capitol every year. Very few get a first-hand look inside the building's most iconic feature. There is a secret staircase hidden in the Capitol dome, and it goes ...

Reporting from Washington — The scaffolding that has wrapped the U.S ... the Capitol’s architect from 1997 through 2007, used to carry the can of corrosion that had come from the inside ...

First complete renovation to the dome since 1959-60 Project to cost ... 1%2C300 cracks and other problems WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol dome is about to undergo an extensive face lift.

A world-famous symbol of democracy is going under cover, as workers start a two-year, $60 million renovation of the U.S. Capitol dome ... repairing water damage inside the Rotunda, workers ...

The U.S. Capitol dome is really an illusion ... The ribs support the thin, outer shell, but the smaller dome inside can support itself. You won't need as much steel with this double-dome design ...