Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Rotunda and Dome of the U. S. Capitol
The foundation of the Rotunda, or main central building of the Capitol, was laid March 2, 1818. The original walls of the North and South wings had been permitted to remain, and are still standing being of freestone the fire did not materially injure them. The Capitol, including the Rotunda, was regarded as completed in 1827.
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