The Dome on the New Jersey State House
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2008-05-23
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In 1889, Lewis Broome began planning the repair of the State House. The rotunda and a new 145-foot dome were built, bigger and better than before. The dome is made of cast iron covered with copper and gold leaf. It weighs 205,640 pounds. The Latin phrase "Fiat Justitia Ruat Coelum" is written on the rotunda. It means "There must be justice even though the heavens fall."
Original file name Delaware River State House Dome.jpeg
Original file name Delaware River State House Dome.jpeg
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New Jersey State House, Capital Dome, State House Dome, New Jersey State House Dome, New Jersey State Capital, U.S. Historic district Contributing property, Trenton, Mercer County, The Delaware Region, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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