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Visiting the Capitol? Meet your new BFFs …

Visiting the Capitol? Meet your new BFFs …

Visiting the capitol? If so, be sure and take a tour! Come on, who else would tell you that a Volkswagen slug bug could actually fit into the Tiffany chandelier …  or the cupola was a lookout tower during World War II? Or that the vault in the Treasurer’s office weighs more than 16 tons?  A capitol tour guide is a wealth of information. Here’s our fabulous tour-guide team: Last year, the capitol campus saw more than 385,000 visitors.  For info visit:…

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Friday Fun Fact: The tallest dome in the U.S. is …

Friday Fun Fact: The tallest dome in the U.S. is …

Did you know the WA Capitol is the tallest masonry dome in the U.S.? And, our magnificent dome is the fourth tallest in the entire world reaching 287 feet.  It is only surpassed by St. Peter’s Cathedral, Rome at 446 feet, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London at 355.5 feet and finally, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg at 333 feet.  And, for a few comparisons, the Eiffel Tower is 986 feet, the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. is 302 feet and an…

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