Daguerreotype of east front, ca. 1848. James Monroe and John Quincy Adams suggested that Bulfinch build a high dome. The result was a double dome, the inner dome built of stone, brick and wood, while the outer dome with a higher profile was copper-covered wood. Office of Architect of the Capitol
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