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January 29, 2009
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    CVC Construction Photos 2005
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    Stone masons set the first floor stone in the CVC
    In a corridor on the south side of the Great Hall, stone masons set the first floor stone in the CVC.
    Progress of floor stone installation
    Progress of floor stone installation two days later.
    A CVC worker maneuvers a 6,000-pound steel beam through the door threshold of the South Orientation Theater
    With the help of a small forklift, a CVC worker maneuvers a 6,000-pound steel beam through the door threshold of the South Orientation Theater.
     
     
    A worker uses a blowtorch to seal the tar layers of waterproofing material on the monumental steps located on the south side of the CVC entrance zone
    A worker uses a blowtorch to seal the tar layers of waterproofing material on the monumental steps located on the south side of the CVC entrance zone.
    A stone mason trims a piece of sandstone at the north end of the Visitor Center Exhibition Gallery
    A stone mason trims a piece of sandstone at the north end of the Visitor Center Exhibition Gallery.
    Sunlight peeks into the Great Hall through a gap between a temporary cover over one of two 30'x70' skylights
    Sunlight peeks into the Great Hall through a gap between a temporary cover over one of two 30'x70' skylights.
     
     
    A worker in the East Front structure
    Working within the Carriageway below the East Front center steps, a worker sets a concrete masonry block unit around a portion of the original East Front structure.
    Workers review mechanical drawings in the south Orientation Theater
    Workers review mechanical drawings in the south Orientation Theater.
     
     
    A stone mason secures an anchor to a stairwell block wall
    A stone mason secures an anchor to a stairwell block wall at the west end of the Great Hall.
    Stone masons set a granite block to the north exterior wall of the Congressional Auditorium
    Stone masons set a granite block to the north exterior wall of the Congressional Auditorium.
     
     
    A worker lays conduit in the floor of the North Orientation Theater
    A worker lays electrical and communications conduit in the floor of the North Orientation Theater.
    Workers in the House expansion space position a segment of air duct in the ceiling of a new committee hearing room
    Workers in the House expansion space position a segment of air duct into place in the ceiling of a new committee hearing room.
     
     
    Workers lower a bundle of steel rebar inside the East Capitol Street utility tunnel
    Workers lower a bundle of steel rebar inside the utility tunnel below East Capitol Street at the intersection with First Street.
    A worker welds together a utility line connection
    A worker welds together a utility line connection in the East Capitol Street utility tunnel.
    A stone mason sets a block of sandstone to a wall in the Exhibition Gallery
    A stone mason sets a block of western Pennsylvania sandstone to a wall inside the Exhibition Gallery.
     
    Workers install electrical and telecommunications conduit inside the Exhibition Gallery
    Workers install electrical and telecommunications conduit for some of the 24 interactive computer stations that will be situated inside the Exhibition Gallery.
     
     
    An aerial photo of the CVC project site taken November 2, 2005
    Aerial photo of the CVC project site as it appeared November 2, 2005.
    A stone mason trims a block of sandstone in the Great Hall
    A stone mason trims a sandstone block to be set on a stairwell wall on the west side of the Great Hall.
    Stone masons set a cap stone atop a retaining wall near the CVC entrance
    Stone masons set a cap stone atop a retaining wall in the north quadrant of the CVC site.
     
    A worker applies mortar between concrete masonry blocks inside one of the two historic Olmsted fountains
    A worker applies mortar between the concrete masonry blocks that will support the elliptical granite tiers of the historic Olmsted fountain.
     
    CVC Weekly Construction Summary Photos -- Week of 10/31/05
     
    Scaffolding in the Congressional Auditorium
    Scaffolding rises throughout the Congressional Auditorium to provide a platform that will allow crews to work on the ceiling.
    Stone masons positioning marble in the south Orientation Theater
    Stone masons position a piece of marble into place in the south Orientation Theater.
     
     
    Stone masons raising a sandstone block in the Congressional Auditorium
    Stone masons raise a block of sandstone into place along one of the columns inside the Congressional Auditorium.
    A stone mason sets stone to a column inside the Great Hall
    A stone mason sets stone to a column inside the Great Hall.
     
     
    Workers assemble scaffolding around a Great Hall column
    CVC workers assemble scaffolding around one of the 16 columns inside the Great Hall.
    Pipes in the CVC utility tunnel below East Capitol St.
    Pipes are in place inside much of the pre-cast concrete sections of the CVC utility tunnel below East Capitol St.
    Workers secure a fan to the floor of the CVC Service Level.
    Workers secure a large fan unit to the floor of the CVC Service level.
     
     
    Stone masons lay granite paving stones near the Senate Steps
    Stone masons lay granite paving stones near the Senate Steps.
    A worker in the CVC utility tunnel welds together two 40-foot-long steel water pipes.
    A worker in the CVC utility tunnel welds together two 40-foot-long steel water pipes.
    A mason checks the alignment of sandstone on a column inside the Congressional Auditorium.
    A mason checks the alignment of sandstone on a column inside the Congressional Auditorium.

     
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