When the U.S. Capitol dome was built in the 1860s, cast iron was the high-tech building material of its day, lighter and easier to erect than stone, more fireproof than wood. But if the people’s ...

Constantino Brumidi’s “The Apotheosis of Washington” is painted at the top of the Capitol dome. (image via Architect of the Capitol) The conventions are here; election season is officially upon us. I ...

Our journey begins above one of the world's most recognizable skylines. Rising proudly above Washington, D.C., the white dome ...

Tuesday, the Capitol Complex Advisory Council unanimously voted to replace the 15-foot, 2,200-pound statue, known as “Montana" rather than refurbish her.

(WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Carole asks, “When will the repairs be finished on the Capitol dome and the scaffolding taken down?” We have covered those renovations before, but the timeline has ...

The last thing that officials at the US Capitol need is a visitor jumping over a guardrail and getting in a workout hundreds of feet in the air—and not just any visitor, but a sitting US congressman.

Republican Rep. Richard McCormick of Georgia admitted Wednesday to doing pull-ups while with his staff at the top of the US Capitol Dome, insisting his actions were safe and that the story has been ...