The historic Michigan Capitol building, constructed in the 1870s, has a new look for summer: scaffolding rings the dome toward the top of the 267-foot spire.
That scaffolding, which has taken more than a month to erect, is the first phase in a $6.4 million exterior restoration project expected to be finished by November.
For the full article, see Jonathan Oosting, “Michigan Capitol dome surrounded by scaffolding during largest renovation project in decades”, MLive, May 19, 2015