Seeing A Dome And A Tower

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Seeing A Dome And A Tower

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Cora Wandel

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In this photograph taken on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, the dome of the United States Capitol is seen in the distance in the bottom left corner, and the Tower of the Old Post Office is near the foreground along the right border.

The Old Post Office was built from 1892 to 1899, and when completed was the largest office building and first building incorporating a steel frame in Washington, D.C. The building has had a notorious history beginning with the opening ceremonies when the Postmaster of Washington fell to his death down an elevator shaft.

The building's history as the main Post Office of Washington was cut short fifteen years after it opened when in 1914 it was decided to move the city's main postal operation to a more centralized location in the District of Columbia. At that time the relatively new building was dubbed the "old" post office, a name that is still with it today over a century later.

The most recognizable feature of the Old Post Office is its 315-foot high Clock Tower which makes the building the third tallest structure in Washington, behind the Washington Monument which is the tallest and then the United States Capitol.

(The above narrative was written a decade before Donald Trump acquired a lease for part of the property, and turned a portion of the building into a Trump International Hotel. Fortunately, the Tower is not part of Trump's lease, and it is accessible to tourists through the entrance to the building on Thirteenth Street. There is no fee to visit the Tower, which offers one of the best views of Washington, DC.)

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February 9th, 2020

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