The U.S. Capitol Dome needs extensive restoration work. An RFP has been issued for a contractor to paint and repair the Dome's cast iron structure, abate existing lead, rehabilitate the Dome's ...

A $10.5 million project to restore the skirt of the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C., will soon be under way. The dome skirt — the lower level of the cast-iron structure — needs repairs to the ...

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Workers removed the last bit of scaffolding to unveil a freshly painted and restored U.S. Capitol dome nearly two months before President-elect Donald Trump will use the ...

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. Curved rows of scaffolds, like Saturn’s rings, will encircle it ...

Just in time for the chilliest days of the season, the U.S. Capitol dome — the symbol of democracy for nations around the world — now sits under a blanket of 1 million pounds of scaffolding. It’s a ...

The result was the United States Capitol, one of the most recognizable political buildings in the world. Inside its walls lie massive chambers where laws are written, historic rooms where presidents ...