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THANK YOU; This is a history lesson I really appreciate. Your group, AOC, is greatly appreciated.
Great information. Many thanks. _x000D_
Thanks so much for this terrific lesson in architecture, engineering, and art.
What an interesting piece of information and architectural history. _x000D_
St. Isaacs in St. Petersburg, Russia, built 1838-58, has a cast iron dome slightly larger and taller than the U. S. Capitol. I thought this was the prototype used by Walter 🙂
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