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Perhaps the most impressive addition is the Capitol dome, a stunning architectural feat completed during the Civil War. Its gleaming façade is a beacon, symbolizing unity and enduring resilience.

The U.S. Capitol dome is really an illusion. It's actually a thin shell. And the structure that holds up the shell is a ring of 36 curved, iron ribs. Beneath the ribs is a smaller dome.