The Capitol Dome

Summer 2012

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September 17, 1993 DEDICATION OF THIRD HALL OF COX CORRIDORS EverGreene Painng Studios, Inc. completed themurals on the first floor of the Capitol's House wing in 1993 and 1994. Closely hewing to designs begun by Allyn Cox and his assistant Cliff Young, themurals in theWestward Expansion Corridor depict the U.S.'s expansion into theWest, Alaska, and Hawaii through maps, scenes, and vignees. "Fur Trade" in the Westward Expansion Corridor of the Cox Corridors May 9–October 23, 1993 STATUE OF FREEDOMRESTORATION BEGINSWITH HELICOPTER RIDE To beer restore and conserve the Statue of Freedom, a helicopter lowered the Statue of Freedomto the ground during the work. The cast-iron base atop the Dome was also repaired and restored before the statue was replaced. The Statue of Freedomconnues to be inspected on top of the Dome and cleaned at regular intervals. The Statue of Freedomatop the Dome ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

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