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The massive cast-iron dome—engineered to weigh over 9 million pounds while appearing weightless above the rotunda—rewards visitors willing to navigate security and crowds with an understanding of how ambition gets built, literally, from the inside out.
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People who want to understand how Congress actually works should see where it happens; the building itself, all those corridors and chambers, tells you things no civics class can.
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