Capitol Dome Tour

[CENTER]My family got a Dome tour in the US Capitol on Monday.

From below:



Further below:



Looking at the dome from halfway up:



Looking down from halfway up:



Between the domes (there is an inner dome and an outer dome):









Looking down from the top of the dome (apologies, I'm not good with heights, so I didn't get a shot straight down):



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[CENTER]Views from the top:

The National Mall:



The National Cathedral:



North, including Union Station:







Northwest:



Supreme Court:



Library of Congress:



Up:



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You should enter that second one in the treasure hunt thread -symmetry. very cool.

Wow, that's awesome! Can anyone get that tour, or do you have to know someone?

[CENTER]Heading back down, views from the floor of the dome:





A view of the National Mall from a lower vantage point. Good perspective shot:



View from the visitors' center:



And back outside:




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glatt;622317 wrote:

Wow, that's awesome! Can anyone get that tour, or do you have to know someone?

You can schedule it with your Congressperson, but we knew someone.

I wonder why Poseidon gets such a prominent position? There must be some symbolism I'm not getting.

Neptune = Marine from here.

Hey HM, did you get to see (hear) the spot inside the dome where the acoustics are just so, and you can hear someone whispering from across the room plain as day?

Yeah. It was pretty impressive. Someone talking from 20-30 feet in front of you sounds like they're about a foot behind you.

Pictures 5, 6, 7, 8, all that white superstructure, who cleans that shit? (Rhetorical question, I don't expect the tour included janitorial scheduling. :haha: )
It looks like somebody must be cleaning it on a regular basis, as there doesn't seem to be any dust anywhere.