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2. Architecture of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   The current dome was built in cast iron, with an exterior dome sitting on an interior one. [14] [15] Shortly after George Washington's death in 1799, proposals were presented to create a monument in his honor in the capital. [16] Robert Mills created the winning design in 1836, though it was simplified significantly due to increasing costs.

3. United States Capitol dome - Wikipedia

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   The total cost of the dome was valued at $1,047,291 (equivalent to $17.1 million in 2023 [3]). [2] The Apotheosis of Washington, an 1865 fresco by Constantino Brumidi Visitors standing on the balcony beneath The Apotheosis of Washington. Visitation of the dome is highly restricted, usually offered only to members of Congress and their select ...

4. Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW - Wikipedia

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   The Eight Hundred Block of F Street NW refers to a collection of five commercial buildings in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, DC. [2] It formerly housed the International Spy Museum and is across the street from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It currently houses a branch of the Shake Shack.

5. Beyer Blinder Belle - Wikipedia

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   Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP (BBB) is an international architecture firm. It is based in New York City and has an additional office in Washington, DC . The name is derived from the three founding partners: John H. Beyer, Richard Blinder, and John Belle (1932 - 2016). [ 1 ]

6. List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   Tallest residential building in Washington, D.C. Tallest completed in the city in the 2000s. [9] 9 Thomas Jefferson Building: 195 (59) 7 1897 [39] Originally named the Library of Congress building 10 The Westin DC Downtown 187 (57) 15 1986 [40] [41] 1090 Vermont Avenue: 187 (57) 12 1979 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s. [42 ...

7. Shalom Baranes Associates - Wikipedia

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   Shalom Baranes Associates (SBA) was founded in 1981 by Shalom Baranes, [1] an architect who formerly practiced with Arthur Cotton Moore Associates. The firm was picked in 2010 as the architect of record for Waterfront Station, a $140 million, two-building mixed-use complex atop the Waterfront Washington Metro station which the city fast-tracked in an effort to revitalize the southwest D.C ...