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Capitol Dome Tour
My family got a Dome tour in the US Capitol on Monday. From below: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/...2c43583978.jpg Further below: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/...58d4745450.jpg Looking at the dome from halfway up: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/...1c276ca8f9.jpg Looking down from halfway up: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/...0e9494ef2e.jpg Between the domes (there is an inner dome and an outer dome): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/...cf11bf9773.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/...2cd781200b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2549/...8f0f27414b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/...07d97d7bc0.jpg Looking down from the top of the dome (apologies, I'm not good with heights, so I didn't get a shot straight down): http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/...41d5868826.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/...b6011882f4.jpg |
Views from the top: The National Mall: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/...e8f9e02dd4.jpg The National Cathedral: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/...04f78e41fa.jpg North, including Union Station: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/...b51051147a.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2677/...db8f9ec648.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/...4314f8dfc0.jpg Northwest: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2765/...f6ef0a1cf9.jpg Supreme Court: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/...04f7b4a228.jpg Library of Congress: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/...33f08efb24.jpg Up: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/...ee0e6541b9.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2658/...4088a98fed.jpg |
You should enter that second one in the treasure hunt thread -symmetry. very cool.
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Wow, that's awesome! Can anyone get that tour, or do you have to know someone?
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Heading back down, views from the floor of the dome: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/...4880574108.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2750/...c377f3fa52.jpg A view of the National Mall from a lower vantage point. Good perspective shot: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2535/...58c2e86460.jpg View from the visitors' center: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/...ba63004d17.jpg And back outside: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/...a8bb533448.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/...656fc2acd3.jpg |
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I wonder why Poseidon gets such a prominent position? There must be some symbolism I'm not getting.
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Neptune = Marine from here.
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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?
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Yeah. It was pretty impressive. Someone talking from 20-30 feet in front of you sounds like they're about a foot behind you.
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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. |
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