Library of Congress, Dome and Gilded Finial
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| Justly celebrated as the culmination of architectural achievement of the day. Was completed in 1897 at a cost of over $6,000,000. The library is here seen from the Capitol. The dome and lantern are finished in black copper, with panels gilded with thick coating of gold leaf; and the cresting of the dome terminated in a gilded finial representing the torch of science ever burning. |
