. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . 47 distinctly heard across the immense concave. The voice of theperson speaking, however, seems to be talking immediately op-posite and above the position he really occupies. It is well worththe climb to observe this singular effect. The stairway still ascends above the picture, and traverses thetop of the canopy between the two shells, until it reaches tlu>Tholus or lantern of the Dome. The Statue of Freedomcrowns the Dome. It weighs 14,985 pounds, and was placed inposition Dec. 2, 1863. The forts then surrounding Washingtonfired a
. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . 47 distinctly heard across the immense concave. The voice of theperson speaking, however, seems to be talking immediately op-posite and above the position he really occupies. It is well worththe climb to observe this singular effect. The stairway still ascends above the picture, and traverses thetop of the canopy between the two shells, until it reaches tlu>Tholus or lantern of the Dome. The Statue of Freedomcrowns the Dome. It weighs 14,985 pounds, and was placed inposition Dec. 2, 1863. The forts then surrounding Washingtonfired a salute in honor of the occasion. Mr. Crawford receivedfor his model $3,000, and the casting of it, by Mr. Clark Mills,with all the attending expenses, netted an additional sum of$20, For years previous to 1880, the Kotunda, Dome, and Tholuswere lighted at night-time by 1,280 gas-jets ignited by electric-room is in the central portion of the building. We will now descend from the Dome again to the Eotunda, andenter the doorway lead
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