The post-apocalyptic view of Capitol dome after those wicked storms blew through DC. pic.twitter.com/X65u1kPTEW — Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) June 24, 2015 ...

WASHINGTON — Crews are in the final phase of restoring the Capitol Dome, but what they did up there for two years is far more intricate than many people may realize.. Workers are now taking down ...

But while you’d never know it to look at it, the Capitol Dome is slowly, gently crumbling. As a result, Washington’s most iconic symbol is undergoing a 21st century-style facelift.

WASHINGTON — Crews are in the final phase of restoring the Capitol Dome, but what they did up there for two years is far more intricate than many people may realize. Workers are now taking down ...

The U.S. Capitol like you've never seen it before 02:10. George Washington knew what he wanted—a building so grand that no one could ever move the capitol from his city.

An earlier version of this story misstated the weight of the dome’s cast iron. It is 9 million pounds, not tons. The story has been corrected. When the U.S. Capitol dome was built in the 1860s ...

The process of tending to the 150-year-old cast iron and repairing more than 1,000 cracks began in November 2014. The goal is to have the project completed in… ...

The following script is from "The Capitol Dome" which aired on Dec. 1, 2013, and was rebroadcast on May 18, 2014. The correspondent is Scott Pelley. Nicole Young, producer. Over the last few ...

WASHINGTON -- 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 will encircle the dome ...

The bright, white 150-year-old dome of the U.S. Capitol was revealed Tuesday, ... A photo posted by Washington DC (@visitwashingtondc) on Nov 14, 2016 at 5:29am PST. Left: ...

The stamp, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, and photographed by Robert Shafer of La Quinta, California, went on sale nationwide July 30, 2002. The US Capitol is a stunning example of ...