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A rotunda is a building with a round ground plan. Many rotundas are covered by domes. The word is also sometimes used to refer to a circular room in a building.

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Who was the first president to lie in state in the rotunda?

Abraham Lincoln


What special event occurs in the center of the Rotunda Dome when a very important American dies?

The casket of the person is placed in the middle of the rotunda area as mourners are allowed to file past paying their last respects. This is called lying in state.


Where is the declaration of independence displayed?

The original Declaration is now exhibited at the National Archives in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom in Washington, DC. It is badly faded.


If you wanted to see the original signed copy of the declaration of independence which us city would you visit?

The original Declaration of Independence is on display at the National Archives Building in Washington, D. C. It is in the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom.


What do the four pillars in Pennsylvania's capital rotunda represent?

The four pillars in Pennsylvania's Capital rotunda represent the remaining four pillars left in Harrisburg after the fire that destroyed the orignal Pennsylvania Capital building in 1897. The other two orignal pillars now rest near Jersey Shore Pennsylvania. One located at the states largest spring and a memorial to where chief Woodaiug's (King of the susquehannock Indian tribe who signed treaty with William Penn Granting Pennsylvania to the English settlers) wig-wam stood at the begining of Antes Creek. The other pillar stands tall in the Jersey Shore cemetery as a tribute to the soilders who faught in wars from the revloution to when the monument was errected in 1903.

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