2-28-05 A worker welds a portion of a catwalk to a steel beam that supports the roof of the Congressional Auditorium.

4-11-05 A worker on the upper tier of the Congressional Auditorium, which will provide seating for 100 people.

4-13-05 The Congressional Auditorium will have seating for 450 people, with 350 seats on the lower level and 100 seats on the upper tier.

5-16-05 The Congressional Auditorium continues to take shape as blockwork rises along the south wall (right).

5-23-05 Blockwork continues to rise along the south wall of the Congressional Auditorium.

8-22-05 Workers pull telecommunications wires through openings that lie below the seating area within the Congressional Auditorium.

9-12-05 Inside the Congressional Auditorium, workers level off small patches of concrete to prepare the space for installation of finish stone.

10-24-05 Stone masons raise a block of sandstone into place along one of the columns inside the Congressional Auditorium.

10-31-05 Scaffolding rises throughout the Congressional Auditorium to provide a platform (top of photo) that will allow crews to complete ceiling work.