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... structure and position ; 2. the Coastal Plain , formed of numerous layers of uncon- solidated sediments , sand , gravel and loam , which lie almost as originally deposited . Accordingly , the geologic formations of the Washington ...
... structure and position ; 2. the Coastal Plain , formed of numerous layers of uncon- solidated sediments , sand , gravel and loam , which lie almost as originally deposited . Accordingly , the geologic formations of the Washington ...
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... structure . The central build- ing had not yet been begun , and the two Halls were con- nected by a covered wooden passageway . On the 24th of August , 1814 , the British burned the interior of both Wings . Fortunately the outer walls ...
... structure . The central build- ing had not yet been begun , and the two Halls were con- nected by a covered wooden passageway . On the 24th of August , 1814 , the British burned the interior of both Wings . Fortunately the outer walls ...
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... structure of cast - iron was completed in 1865 . The total weight of iron used in the dome is 8,909,200 pounds . The total weight about the cellar floor including the sustaining walls , is computed at 57,292,253 lbs . , giving a ...
... structure of cast - iron was completed in 1865 . The total weight of iron used in the dome is 8,909,200 pounds . The total weight about the cellar floor including the sustaining walls , is computed at 57,292,253 lbs . , giving a ...
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... structure , since here through a space of ten years Brumidi , then in his prime , exercised his fertile imagination and versatile brush in adorning the corridors and many of the Committee rooms , Iwith vivid frescoes . His work has ...
... structure , since here through a space of ten years Brumidi , then in his prime , exercised his fertile imagination and versatile brush in adorning the corridors and many of the Committee rooms , Iwith vivid frescoes . His work has ...
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... structure as it now stands is semi - circular , with a diameter of 96 ft . , and with a parallel- ogram on the S. side 73 x 35 ft . Its height to the top of the entablature is 35 ft . and to the apex of the domed ceiling 57 ft . Its ...
... structure as it now stands is semi - circular , with a diameter of 96 ft . , and with a parallel- ogram on the S. side 73 x 35 ft . Its height to the top of the entablature is 35 ft . and to the apex of the domed ceiling 57 ft . Its ...
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