the building was built without the dome between 1914 and 1917, did not build the dome then because they ran out of money but they had built all of the supporting substructure for the dome. when we got around to building the dome, beginning in 2001, we were able to just start at the roof line and go up. the base of the building is covered with pink and black granite that comes from oklahoma. white indiana limestone on the main part. the dome's covered with a manmade stone and that's how they were able to match the building as well as they did. the floors of the capitol are alabama marble chosen for its durability. you'll see vermont marble in the base board baseboards, in steps. through the efforts of the nate, we have 100 pieces of new artwork and he's quick to add at no cost to oklahoma. this particular piece is by wayne cooper. it's called the magic of petraeus and they're taking water that has oil in it to make medicine for arthritis and other diseases. this is governor mary fallon's office. governor fallon is not only the first woman, she was also the first lieutenant governor. arou

did not build the dome then, they ran out of money. they built all the substructure for the dome. when we got around to building the dome, beginning in 2001, we were able to start at the roofline and go up the base of the building is covered with pink and black grahn et that comes from oklahoma, white indiana limestone on the main part. the dome is covered with a man made stone and that's how they were able to match the building as well as they did. chosen for its durability you'll see vermont marble in the baseboards, you'll see it in steps, in pillars throughout the building. through the efforts of senator charles ford we have added some 100 pieces of artwork throughout the capitol this particular piece is by wayne cooper, it's called the magic of petroleum they're taking water that has oil in it to make medicine. this is governor mary fallin's office, she is the first -- not only the first woman, she was the first woman and first republican lieutenant governor in 1995. right around the corner from her office, lieutenant governor todd lamb's office they're elected separately. th

we have had a dome on our capitol about nine years now. >> how long did it take for them to add the dome? >> 16 months. started in april of 01. and were finished by october of 02. so 16 months. >> the cost to build the dome was approximately $22 million. of that some 20 million is privately financed. from the beginning, there was always a group of people who wanted to finish the capitol. and build the dome. through the years, different groups have tried to raise money. governor keeting put the right group of people together. to raise the money. and his goal was to have the dome on the capitol by the s centennial. so we would have the capitol looking like it was supposed to look. as it was originally designed. the large paintings are by charles banks wilson. he starts with the history of oklahoma. and the spanish going across the panhandle in 1541. on the way to the lost cities of gold. this is trade on the early frontier. one of the interesting things about wilson, he does not make things up. all of the people in his paintings are real people. all of the background scenes are actual okla

on the outside, the dome looks like perhaps the u.s. capitol dome.n the inside, it's quite a bit smaller and different inform. what we've really got are three domes like teacups, one inside the other. the movement for american public monuments was energized by the sense of history of america as on the world stage. he created central park and created something called the city beautiful movement. a coordinated planning of spaces and buildings and monuments that was meant to be inspiring, socially inspiring. and columbia, south carolina, was one of the cities that became very involved in this and there was a burst of monument construction after the world's fair in 1890. we had several monuments on the grounds that directly reflect this. the monument to the partisan revolutionary generals is one. the equestriangenerals, the monument to wade hampton, the monument to the women of the confederacy. all created by frederick ruckstull from new york. who represented the same level of competence and ambition that had been represented in the original construction

they moved the dome which was already in production here. this green stained glass dome was done by godwin out of philadelphia. so it's got basically a penthouse over top that lets light come in from the side. it's lit from the inside. on cloudy days the dome is still lit up. but it allows natural light to come in. this room actually is the final room that violet oakly decorated. she spent 25 years of her life producing work for the capitol. the first was in 1902. these works were installed in 1927. she worked on the senate and supreme court at the same time. she completed the senate around 1919, 1920. then went on and did these works for seven years. basically, you have violet oakly, the freeze represents her idea of what the evolution of world law is. this is probably her most original. it starts and works its way up through the 1920s, which is the evolution of world law and international law, which culminates in world peace. the murals in this way, william blackstone is a unique mural. that's the one when you come in the door, that's the

most people ask about the green on the dome. they are actually red clay tiles but they have a green, what's called empire green glaze. they came from wood wiki's house in ohio. the entire roof is actually green tile and that's what joseph houston, he liked the empire green glas instead of just having red terra cotta tile. we're in the senate chamber. pennsylvania state capitol building. the senate chamber is done actually in the french renaissance. each chamber has a unique architectural motif it keeps with. it's all part of the american renaissance. we have con na mara marble in here. we have artwork by a philadelphia artist. stained glass windows by william brantly van egan. it's really a unique piece. 24 karat gold leafing throughout the entire capitol. as you can see on the ceilings and the petments here, you'll see the 24 carkarat gold leaf. the desks here are historic. the furniture is in the front and the carpet is a reproduction carpet as well as the draperies. it all really stems from 1893 chicago world's fair. where th

it's not the first dome to cover this building. when the building is completed in 1779, it's topped by a small undersized cupola. it was hit by a hurricane. in 1785, less than two years after congress was in annapolis, construction begins on a new dome to the state house. they have to dismantle the original and it takes them about 12 years to complete it. it's the largest all wooden dome in the united states. it is built entirely without structural nails. it's held together with joints and elaborate iron strapping. it is truly an architectural masterpiece. the dome is recognizable. it is truly spectacular thing. it is topped by a gilded acorn. the acorn is a reproduction of the original 18th century acorn. and it is topped by a lightening rod designed to benjamin franklin's specifications. in the 19dth century, the state house was used as a look-out. we have tremendous documentation one of maryland naval heros going to the state house dome using his glass to observe the troop movements. on their way back and forth up the bay in sep

the dome annapolis' most recognizable symbol almost as soon as it's put up. truly most spectacular thing guilded acorn, a reproduction of the original 18th century acorn. and it is topped by a lightning rod which was designed to benjamin franklin specification. in the 19th century during the war of 1812, the state house dome is used as a lookout. it's the tallest point in town and forwards a commanding view of the river and chesapeake bay. so we have tremendous documentation of william barney, son of maryland's hero joshua barney going to the state house dome and using his excellent glass to observe troop movements on their way back and forth up the bay in september of 1814. we have now ventured out of the 18th century portion of the state house and into what we call the new annexed part bimt between 1902 and 1905 by baltimore architects. the new annex, as we call it, certainly added a grand entrance to look at the outside you see a very grand set of steps which lead to a pair of massive bronze doors adorned with state seal and important state symbols. we are

but it's not the first dome to cover this building. when the build something completed in 1779 it's topped by a small underz sized cupola. it was hit by a hurricane in the 1770s. . they say it's being built contrary to the laws of modern architecture. two years after congress was in office. construction begins on a new dome. they have to dismantle the first cupola. it takes them 12 years to complete it. it's completed about 1797. it's the largest all wooden dome in the united states. and entirely without structurals nails. it's held by mortis and tennen joints. it's a architecturals masterpiece. it's such a recognizable symbol. it's a spectacular thing. it is topped by a gilded acorn which is the current acorn is the replacement -- it's a reproduction of the original 18th century acorn. topped by a lightning rod designed to pink minimum franklin's specifications. in the 19th cent during the war of 1812 the dome was used as a lookout. it affords a commanding view of the chesapeake bay. we have documentation of the william barny going up

if we were looking up, we would see into the dome where that's at.hen you're at the top of the capitol. as i mentioned, you can go out on the balcony and look and see for 40 miles. if you lean back on one of the four corners of that. you can see ed astra. he is a kansas indian warrior, he's 22 feet 2 inches tall. he's a bronze statue and i guess even though i mentioned earlier, it took us 37 years to complete our capitol, some people might say it wasn't completed until 2002, that is the year we put ed astor on top of the building. there was always notes that there should be a statue on top of the building, for a while the goddess series was considered, she's the goddess of agriculture. she was considered a little too promiscuous for the state of kansas, she was not chosen. it is an iconic tribute to the

washington, d.c., as the dome of the u.s. capitol was being completed. and that was just an awe inspiring image. many architects from the west -- further west, they used that dome idea to design those state houses. 120 feet above our heads is a stain glass seal of ohio as it was in 1861. as you gaze upon that seal, you notice the canal boat. to this day, the seal has changed several times throat the decades, however, the major parts of the seal still exist. as you come down to the floor, the floor has an interesting pattern. there are nearly 5,000 pieces of individually cut pash el. the center of the room is the most interesting. it's a key to american history as it was when the floor was laid in 1858. the center circle houses 13 individual pieces of cut stone or cutg3u" marble. it's said that those represent the 13 colonies. that last band that binds all those states together represents the u.s. constitution. the state house opened for business in 1857. the ground floor, first floor and most of the building was completed min

most people ask about the green on the dome. they are actually red clay tiles, but they have a an empire green glaze. the entire roofline running up there is actually green tile. we're in the senate chamber pennsylvania state capitol building. three principle chambers in the building. each chamber has a unique architectural motif it keeps with. so it's all part of the american r renaissance. it's really a unique piece of 24 karat gold leafing throughout the entire capitol as you can see on the ceilings. most of the furnishing is still historic. the desks here are still historic. the furniture in the front. the carpet is reproduction carpet and so are the draperies. it was to re-create european motives as possible. it all really stemmed from the 1803 chicago fair. he'd taken the grand tour and came back here inspired and wanted to produce basically european buildings here in the u.s. and that's where the design stems from. it's called international unity and understanding. it has a central figure, and then everything moves toward

the top some of the ornamentation inside the dome is original. we get the questions on what is original and what is 175 years old. depending where you are you get a different answer. but inside the dome the rosettes and ornamentation 175 years old. kids love coming in and stair up and twirl in circles. we enjoy giving them that feeling of you a here at the capitol. now we are standing in the governor's office at the old capitol, a room we restored to the best our ability. there have been many descriptions of this room throughout the years. one of the interesting ones comes in 1861. a british correspondent was here and he covered the secession. he describes at office as being republican simplest ity. the office was nice but from great britain the correspondent was ewed to covering kings and courts. but the governor didn't congress. john j. petis one of the governors serving mississippi throughout the years, served during the civil year. he would rather eat fire or have lunch with any yankee. petis was important to mississippi because he was instru

we're a happenedfndful of state that doesn't have a dome at the top. greeks did not use domes. they used the flat ceiling or roof as the cupula and it was said that domes did not become relevant until post civil war because the troops would march through the streets of washington, d.c., and it was an awe-inspiring image. so many architects from the west -- further west, they used that dome idea to design those statehouses. 120 feet above our heads is a stain glass seal of ohio as it was in 1861. as you gaze upon that seal, you notice the canal boat. ohio was a big part of the erere canal system. the seal has changed several times. however, the major part of the seal still exists with the hills of the sunrise. as you come down to the floor, the floor has a very interesting pattern. there are nearly 5,000 pieces of individually cut marble. but the center of the room is the most interesting it's said that it's a key to american history and the center circle houses 13 individual pieces of cut stone or cut marble and it's said that those represent the 13 original colonies and then a

there's another 75 above that, and that's a dome tour.nd we do tell people it's not a forced march to the top. it is fun. and if you're scared, we don't make you geall the way to the top. with our recent renovation we were able to add on quite a bit of space on the ground level. and the historic society was given basically a nice visitor area. so on permanent exhibit we have a john brown sword. a lot of people like to look at that. we don't know if he used it for anything except we know he carried it with him. we also have the original constitution. so the first page of the original kansas constitution that made us is state is housed here in the building. and it's quite an original article. and it's right here. and kids can see it, and adults can see it. and it's on display although some kids can't read it now because it's in cursive. but we try to share it with everyone. if we were looking up where, we'd see into the dome where that's at. when you're at the top of the capitol, and as i mentioned you can go out on the balcony and look and

domes on state houses did not become prevalent because of post civil war. because the troops were marched through the washington. that was just in awe spiring image. so many architects from the west further west they used that dome idea to design those state houses. 120 feet above our heads is a stain glass seal of ohio as it was in 1861. and as you gaze upon that seal, you notice the canal boat. because ohio was a big part of the eerie canal system. to this day the seal has changed several times throughout the decades. however, the major parts of the seal still exist with the hills. and the sunrise. but as you come down to the floor the floor has a very interesting pattern. there are nearly 5,000 pieces of individually cut marble. but the center of the room is the most interesting. it's said it's a key to american history as it was when the floor was laid in about 1858. the center circle houses 13 individual pieces of cut stone. or cut marble. and it's said those represent the 13 original colonies. and then around that are 32 points to the star burst becau

some of the ornamentation inside the dome is original.a lot of questions we get in the building is what is original and what is 175 years old and depending on where you are in the building you get a different answer. but inside the interior dome the rosettes and ornamentation is about 175 years old. it's our ohh, ahh moment so to speak whether adults or kids. kids love to come in and stare up and twirl in circles. we enjoy giving them that feeling of awe at the capitol. now we're standing in the governor's office of the old capitol. we've restored to the best of our ability to what the building would have been like. one of the most interesting ones comes in 1861. a british correspondent was here in jackson probably covering the secession, he describes as one being simplicity. he coming from great britain was probably used to covering the kings and queens of court, the governor's office, chief executive did apparently not impress that british correspondent very much. john j. pettis was one of the governors who served mississippi throughout

inside the interior dome the is about 175 years old. it's our awe moment. whether you are adult or kids who come into the building. kids love to stare up and twirl into circles. we enjoy giving them the feeling of awe. now we're standing in the governors office here at the old capitol room. we restored it had to the best of our ability. to what is would have looked like. many descriptions of the room throughout the years. one of the most interesting comes in 1861. a correspondent was here in jackson probably coffering the su session. he wrote about the out look of the building. describes the governor office as one being of republican simplicity. which is interesting the governors office was very nice. he coming from great britain was used to covering the queens and kings. the governor office didn't impress the british correspondent very much. john jay one of the governors who served mississippi throughout the years. shefshed during the civil war. a fire eater. he was of course important to mississippi because he was of course instrumental in leading mississ

, he just yanked that dome off the neo-nazi top web site, daily stormer. he pulled the plug on the daily stormer. he kicked them off the internet. not directly, but indirectly. but we have the man behind that decision joining us now in a fox business exclusive. cloud flair co-founder and ceo matthew prince. matthew, you have never in the history of your company terminated any company or any site's account, but you did with the daily stormer. what happened here? >> well, that's not exactly accurate. we have terminated customers when there's been legal process, law enforcement, regulators that have made that call. but cloud flair's a network, and one of the core questions we have is whether we should be the one exercising what is effectively editorial judgment on what content and cannot be on the internet. in the case of the daily stormer, i'd say these guys had been on probation with us for several months. ill really started when -- it really started when they were actively harassing people that were filing abuse complaints against them. and then, you know,

the library dome is larger than the dome at the capitol building. the doma at the capitol building hemisphere,ith a diameter, library of congress is 100 feet. the structure of the dome at the library of congress building is this. this is a mode point -- this is 50 feet. drawn -- they drawn here. 20 people of this note is another node. that is 70 feet. that's the exterior dome on the building. this -- look at the drawing. also, one thing that was confusing, i couldn't understand what this is all about. if you look on your handout -- it's going on here is, this wide brickwork, stone on the exterior -- this is all brickwork -- that is the socket here at the window. back, you can go piece this together. you see that? the difference between the end -- exterior dome and interior down -- dome, 20 feet. >> [indiscernible] >> 22,000,287. [laughter] >> wow! >> no, i have no clue. it's a good number. it's a good number. important thing to remember is that you have to keep this in mind. on the marvel on the inside, it's only an inch thick on the inside of the b

construction of the dome was halted at the onset of the civil war. if people see the capital going on, it is a sign we intend the union to go on. please join me in welcoming robert and michelle. [applause] michelle: thank you for having us here tonight. the first question for those folks who have not picked up the book, how did you get involved with this project? how did you come across montgomery meigs? that is it is a story true. i was walking with my family and if any of you are locals, it is a beautiful spot and normally, we went down across the canal and applicant -- and up the canal. i am a robert frost fan. you have to do verge now and then. uphill and find out where this goes. it was a path through the woods. it was a little two-lane road. i highly recommend it. there was a railing part way down in the middle of the woods. why is there a railing in the middle of the woods? there was a granite memorial down below my feet. meigs.ial to captain in a war?a general st some reason, this one uck. i have never once lost interest in what i found. mich

capitol dome and the arlington national cemetery. this is just over 50 minutes. >> joining us tonight is robert o'harrow, a reporter with the investigative unit of the "washington post" who is focused on privacy, national security, federal contracting, and the financial world. he has won multiple journalism awards. the 2013 sigma delta chi award. regional emmy. , a he previously won the top prize for investigative reporters and editors for exposing fraud, waste, and abuse in homeland security contracting. he has been a pulitzer prize finalist twice. he is the author of "no place to hide." michelle krowl is a civil war and reconstruction specialist at the library of congress. she received a ba in history at berkeley. she is the author of several articles and books on topics related to the civil war. she has worked at the library assistant at the historical society of washington, d.c., an assistant professor, and as a research assistant. is aimportantly, she member of our scholarly advisors. i would like to call out to specific and pow

you know, it being a dome and it does come straight down. so honestly, we could all do this. >> it looks like there's nothing to prevent people from doing this either. >> this is a good point. >> it doesn't take them long to get closer to some of these reports. that's what they're going to start climbing. >> how do they know these surfaces are secure as well? >> that question is going to come back in minute's time. they do have some cracking views of london looking particularly good this night. the cool thing is the ascent is also a lot easier. they start show boating on top pulling some back flips and stuff like that. i told you. >> whoa. they're using that material like a trampoline. >> honestly you have to think they must have calculated it can support some weight as far as snow and things like that. but still to trust it without even a bit of research i think is a little crazy zb. >> yeah they didn't to the math. >> they did prepare for fun on the way down to pretend it's like a big slide. and in this case even though they like it at the

and the dome inside of our building has an skylight and then directly above that dome skylight above it is additional skylight on the outside roof. we are now inside the old hall of the house of delegates. usually referred to as the old house chamber. this room is filled with memories. rich and rare. and it is also filled with statuary that honor americans and virginians who were prominent legislators, jurists, executive leaders, military or naval commanders, scientists and inventors and so on. and in this room, this is where the public pulse of the capitol first came to life in october of 1788 when the house of delegates convened here. and for about 116 years this was at historic setting for great debates in defining decisions that would shape the destiny of virginia and influence the history of the united states. the virginia state capitol and the constitution of the united states were born in the same year. 1788. and the constitution is just a few months older than the virginia state capitol. the american revolution put richmond on the map as a new capitol city for a new commonwea

the building was built without the dome between 1914 and 1917,

you know, it being a dome and it does come straight down. so honestly, we could all do this. >> it looks like there's nothing to prevent people from doing this either. >> this is a good point. >> it doesn't take them long to get closer to some of these reports. that's what they're going to start climbi >> hngow. do they know these surfaces are secure as well? >> that question is going to come back in minute's time. they do have some cracking views of london looking particularly good this night. the cool thing is the ascent is also a lot easier. they start show boating on top pulling some back flips and stuff like that. i told you. >> whoa. they're using that material like a trampoline. >> honestly you have to think they must have calculated it can support some weight as far as snow and things like that. but still to trust it without even a bit of research i think is a little crazy zb. >> yeah they didn't to the math. >> they did prepare for fun on the ways dow n like a big slide. and in this case even though they like it at i don't see any s

and they built a float in the form of a domed building, it was designed by a member of the carpenters company and the dome was supported by nine columns and three that weren't quite holding up their end. and when the organizers of the grand federal procession decided who would lead the procession, it was the float of the grand federal he haddive as, and each of the columns named for the states and including the three that hadn't ratified it and all of the carpenters marched first in the parade and that is the danner th dan -- banner think carried here under glass in carpenters hall and it is another one of the things in which the modern members of the company are so proud of because they not only fought hard for the revolution, but they became major supporters of the federal constitution. so again, the company has a national role that is little known until you come to carpenters hall and see it for yourself. carpenters hall deserved to be known particularly for its role in the revolution. i could go on for half an hour listing the various organizations that have met here on the starti

on top of the house and he climbed up to the top of the dome and in that dome was sally hemming's bedroom. it was high above everything else. it was only accessible to jefferson. and for me that's an architectural symbol of some of the contradictions that he seems to have harbored at the same time. he took pleasure from the flesh of african-americans, both carnal pleasure and economic pleasure, but he would not allow that african-americans had intelligence or had -- or had righ rights. so for me his attitude, his dismissive attitude toward phyllis wheatley is not really a surpris surprise. >> i just want to thank you. i'm a very big fan of phyllis wheatley. apologies because i have laryngitis. but i wanted to ask about -- it was something i read in grain in salt because it was on wikipedia about an inquiry that phyllis wheatley was subjected to prior to the publication of her book. i know a number of -- i think maybe benjamin franklin was there, she was subject to the inquiry by john hancock, signer of the declaration of independence. i was wondering if you could talk more about that beca

how dark it was in the old state capitol and insisted that the architect build in magnificent glass dome, supported by this post down the middle. that's why we give it the famous name of the umbrella. if it's a sunny day or cloudy day you can see the change in the glass. it's a magnificent focal point right in the center of the building goes right atop the spiral staircase we'll see in a moment. additionally i wanted to point out this is also what we call the -- somewhat the hall of the governors where we depicket all the louisiana governors along the wall. we have governor he had inedwards who had served four terms on this wall. . below him is the governor who was the father of the superdome in new orleans. it was his idea with many members in new orleans that actually made possible the now superdome in new orleans, louisiana. our current governor, bobby jindel. he was the first indian governor in the state. and just got elected to a second term. and will be taking office in january. served also our congressman for sometime. in large portrait here is that of huey long our u.s. governor

this dome is coated with 23 caret gold. dickies monument, one of the newer and modern works of art.t was to commemorate the peace that marked the close of the world war. flying along pennsylvania avenue we see the classic treasury building where uncle sam keeps his pocketbook, holding millions upon millions of the nation's wealth. loveliest buildings in washington. the treasury was erected on the spot where the forceful andrew jackson, the seventh president, firmly stuck his cane upon the ground. "put it there," he ordered. and they did. to thethe famed lawn state and were building, the country's nerve center in a time of war, occupying 500 rooms. and having them together they are two miles long. the treasures kept year include the original copies of the constitution of the united states and the declaration of independence. also the armchair in which jefferson wrote the declaration. here are the state and were building in the foreground. the treasury in the background, and between them, the white house. the home of the president was painted white in 1814 after the british had partia