Building Scaffold Inside the Capitol Rotunda Is a Work of Art Itself

The United States Capitol Dome is currently under restoration ; the reach of the project bothinterior work to the rotunda , andexterior oeuvre on the noggin . This center catching time lapse video , release in October , shows how scaffolding and drapery were add inside the rotunda after the facility , to protect the building floor and historical art :

The cast smoothing iron dome is 150 years older and last underwent fixture in 1960 . By November 2014 , rusting and several structural problem involve a new restoration project . The rotunda refurbishment start this summertime .

Among the workplace that needs to be done : removing hazardous materials ( such as stripping lead blusher ) , amend and bushel the ironwork , promote electrical and mechanical systems , set up newfangled lighting , and repainting the bean to historically appropriate color . The end is to make out the refurbishment in time for the 2017 presidential inauguration .