Browsed by
Tag: Friday Fun Fact

Friday Fun Fact: How many people does it take to change the light bulbs on the Capitol chandelier?

Friday Fun Fact: How many people does it take to change the light bulbs on the Capitol chandelier?

… Just one. Well, at least that is what it took to change all 204 light bulbs in 1969 before any strict safety standards were set in place. Back then, a building worker would be strapped into a bosun-type chair and then lowered by a cable that is connected to a wench at the base of the chandelier. Dangling some 165 feet above the cold hard marble of the Rotunda floor he’d change all the light bulbs. Today, because of…

Read More Read More