CSPAN Capitol Dome Restoration Tour January 6, 2014
Technology and the time period that allows this to be built. [inaudible] . Could you describe why cast iron [inaudible] . Has i think walters intent was looked like masonry. Be idnt intend for this to a modern structure. He intended it to be appropriate to the rest of the capitol design. But, because of weight it could not have been built in masonry. Just finished several years earlier the liberal of in the renovation capitol where once it will been destroyed by fire he went in interior roof structure which was made of very elaborate cast iron. That, he proved the resi resilience and economy o...