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January 30, 2009
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Congressional Auditorium
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    Photos of the CVC Congressional Auditorium Construction
     
    A worker welds a portion of a catwalk to a steel beam that supports the roof of the Congressional Auditorium
    2-28-05 A worker welds a portion of a catwalk to a steel beam that supports the roof of the Congressional Auditorium.
    A worker on the upper tier of the Congressional Auditorium
    4-11-05 A worker on the upper tier of the Congressional Auditorium, which will provide seating for 100 people.
    The Congressional Auditorium will have seating for 450 people, with 350 seats on the lower level and 100 seats on the upper tier
    4-13-05 The Congressional Auditorium will have seating for 450 people, with 350 seats on the lower level and 100 seats on the upper tier.
    The Congressional Auditorium continues to take shape as blockwork rises along the south wall
    5-16-05 The Congressional Auditorium continues to take shape as blockwork rises along the south wall (right).
    Blockwork continues to rise along the south wall of the Congressional Auditorium
    5-23-05 Blockwork continues to rise along the south wall of the Congressional Auditorium.
    Workers pull telecommunications wires through openings that lie below the seating area within the Congressional Auditorium
    8-22-05 Workers pull telecommunications wires through openings that lie below the seating area within the Congressional Auditorium.
    Workers level off small patches of concrete to prepare the space for installation of finish stone
    9-12-05 Inside the Congressional Auditorium, workers level off small patches of concrete to prepare the space for installation of finish stone.
    Stone masons raise a block of sandstone into place along one of the columns inside the Congressional Auditorium
    10-24-05 Stone masons raise a block of sandstone into place along one of the columns inside the Congressional Auditorium.
    Scaffolding rises throughout the Congressional Auditorium to provide a platform that will allow crews to complete ceiling work
    10-31-05 Scaffolding rises throughout the Congressional Auditorium to provide a platform (top of photo) that will allow crews to complete ceiling work.

     

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