Capitol Dome Tour

Happy Monkey · 01-01-2010, 11:26 AM

My family got a Dome tour in the US Capitol on Monday.

From below:

Further below:

Looking at the dome from halfway up:

Looking down from halfway up:

Between the domes (there is an inner dome and an outer dome):

Looking down from the top of the dome (apologies, I'm not good with heights, so I didn't get a shot straight down):

Happy Monkey · 01-01-2010, 11:30 AM

Views from the top:

The National Mall:

The National Cathedral:

North, including Union Station:

Northwest:

Supreme Court:

Library of Congress:

Up:

monster · 01-01-2010, 11:32 AM

You should enter that second one in the treasure hunt thread -symmetry. very cool.

glatt · 01-01-2010, 11:32 AM

Wow, that's awesome! Can anyone get that tour, or do you have to know someone?

Happy Monkey · 01-01-2010, 11:33 AM

Heading back down, views from the floor of the dome:

A view of the National Mall from a lower vantage point. Good perspective shot:

View from the visitors' center:

And back outside:

Happy Monkey · 01-01-2010, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Wow, that's awesome! Can anyone get that tour, or do you have to know someone?

You can schedule it with your Congressperson, but we knew someone.

Griff · 01-01-2010, 11:45 AM

I wonder why Poseidon gets such a prominent position? There must be some symbolism I'm not getting.

Griff · 01-01-2010, 11:47 AM

Neptune = Marine from here.

Clodfobble · 01-01-2010, 02:21 PM

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?

Happy Monkey · 01-01-2010, 05:17 PM

Yeah. It was pretty impressive. Someone talking from 20-30 feet in front of you sounds like they're about a foot behind you.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-02-2010, 12:33 AM

Pictures 5, 6, 7, 8, all that white superstructure, who cleans that shit? (Rhetorical question, I don't expect the tour included janitorial scheduling.

)
It looks like somebody must be cleaning it on a regular basis, as there doesn't seem to be any dust anywhere.

01-01-2010, 11:26 AM	#1
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Capitol Dome Tour My family got a Dome tour in the US Capitol on Monday. From below: Further below: Looking at the dome from halfway up: Looking down from halfway up: Between the domes (there is an inner dome and an outer dome): Looking down from the top of the dome (apologies, I'm not good with heights, so I didn't get a shot straight down): __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics] Last edited by Happy Monkey; 01-01-2010 at 11:37 AM.

01-01-2010, 11:30 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Views from the top: The National Mall: The National Cathedral: North, including Union Station: Northwest: Supreme Court: Library of Congress: Up: __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-01-2010, 11:32 AM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	You should enter that second one in the treasure hunt thread -symmetry. very cool. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-01-2010, 11:33 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Heading back down, views from the floor of the dome: A view of the National Mall from a lower vantage point. Good perspective shot: View from the visitors' center: And back outside: __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-01-2010, 11:45 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I wonder why Poseidon gets such a prominent position? There must be some symbolism I'm not getting. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-01-2010, 11:32 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wow, that's awesome! Can anyone get that tour, or do you have to know someone?

01-01-2010, 11:47 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Neptune = Marine from here. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-01-2010, 02:21 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	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? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-01-2010, 05:17 PM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Yeah. It was pretty impressive. Someone talking from 20-30 feet in front of you sounds like they're about a foot behind you. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-02-2010, 12:33 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Pictures 5, 6, 7, 8, all that white superstructure, who cleans that shit? (Rhetorical question, I don't expect the tour included janitorial scheduling. ) It looks like somebody must be cleaning it on a regular basis, as there doesn't seem to be any dust anywhere. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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