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A rotunda. Most atate capitals have a rotunda, but not all. One even has a dome, but no rotunda, because the dome is "false" and is not open to the building interior. A rotunda may also be any round room, such as the oval office of the White House.
The Rotunda
Janet stepped into the round room with the high dome ceiling, and heard the guide describe it as a rotunda.
You can find it below the Capitol dome (built 1857-1866).
The rotunda is the famous room located under the dome of the Capitol. Brumidi painted a fresco painting on the ceiling.
The casket of the person is placed in the middle of the rotunda area as mourners are allowed to file past paying their last respects. This is called lying in state.
Domed building rotunda
The dome light fuse on a 2003 Jeep Liberty can be changed by first locating the fuse panel near the hood release. The dome light fuse can then be pulled from its socket and a new fuse put in place.
Daylight is admitted to the Rotunda dome room through a central overhead oculus and 14 double hung windows around the perimeter. The conical skylight, 16 feet in diameter, admits daylight uniformly from all directions of the sky dome. The 7 foot by 4 foot clear glazed windows (85% transmission) create a perimeter zone of daylight under the circular gallery.
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A bell jar is a glass dome that can house delicate objects or serve as a vacuum if the air is sucked out.
Answer before: 15,000 pounds There is NO WAY that dome could only weigh 15,000 pounds. I actually went to Washington D.C. and i went inside the Capitol Building and a guy that worked there told me that the dome weighs 9,000,000 pounds. I know it sounds crazy, but its true. 9,000,000 is close, but it actually weighs 8,909,200 pounds.