19-01-2017 09:00 via theartnewspaper.com

US Capitol Building dome refreshed in time for Trump's inauguration

The dome of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC will have a new look in time for the presidential inauguration ceremony, to be held on 20 January. Work to restore interior and exterior began in 2014 and finished in November. It consisted of repainting, rewiring and restoring or recasting decorative elements, such as basketball-sized acorns. Completed in 1866, the structure135 feet in diameter and weighing around 4,500 tonnesis the worlds largest cast-iron dome. The $96m restoration was ca
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