If you stand under a skylight in the Visitor Center, you can see the bronze statue of Freedom high up on the dome outside.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

This large circular room inside the Capitol's tall white dome measures over fifty-four meters high.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

It is a plaster form that was used to make the bronze statue of Freedom that stands on the dome of the Capitol high above the city.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

Everything austere and northerly, black-and-white under the high dome of clouds.

NEWYORKER: Amundsen

Visual observations show the 300m- (1, 000ft) high lava dome within the crater has lifted by about 45m (150ft) and it is continuing to rise.

BBC: Mount St Helens spews out steam and ash on 5 October 2004

The overall effect is epic and graceful, with wings radiating from the 105-foot-high central dome, and features plenty of grace notes, from musicians serenading at breakfast to peacocks strolling the manicured lawns.

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