Happy Monday.

From Wiki: The dome is "the fourth largest self-supported marble dome in the world"

Could’ve sworn it was second, but maybe that’s in the US. I think the Minnesota state house has a larger self-supported dome IIRC

I always heard US capitol and Vatican were larger, didn't know about Minnesota....still can't say I've gone looked any of this up though

From https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/civics-and-education/ri-state-house/online-tour

The State House has one of the four largest, self-supported marble domes in the world.

The largest is St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the second largest is the Minnesota State Capitol and the third largest is the Taj Mahal in India. On the inside of the dome, there is a wonderful painting, "The Four Freedoms" by Rhode Island artist James Allen King.

Oh that’s cool. Do you know if I’m allowed to just walk in there to take a look?

You do have to go through security but yes, members of the public are usually allowed inside and IIRC there are tours. If you go, keep an eye out for this horrifying statue of insurrectionist and voting rights advocate Thomas Dorr: https://www.rifuture.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC_8669.jpg

Same here. I thought it was 1) the Capitol, 2) the RI State House.

I’ve been home for christmas break for a while now and I miss it up there :(. very excited to return again this week thank you for the beautiful picture op!

Same -- could it be the marble? IOW: is the Capitol's made from granite or some other stone?

Huh. It appears it's made of cast iron.

The us capitol dome is larger but it's not self supporting, that's the key term.

>Oh that’s cool. Do you know if I’m allowed to just walk in there to take a look?

While you're there, check out the pair of Gettysburg "guns" in the rotunda. (They look like small canons.) One still has a round stuck in its barrel. They were last fired on the epic third day of battle at Gettysburg by a truly heroic crew; the squad leader died beside the guns, having refused to leave them after he was mortally wounded.

The Rhode Island State House is constructed of 327,000 cubic feet (9,300 m3) of white Georgia marble, 15 million bricks, and 1,309 short tons (1,169 long tons) of iron floor beams. The dome is "the fourth largest self-supported marble dome in the world".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_State_House

!solved 😆👍

My dad is one of their tour guides on Wednesdays! It’s free to the public.

I'm gonna tell my grandkids that's Nibbles Woodaway on top.

I always remembered this tidbit, along with something about the Providence post office being the first automated one …

I think it's also 7th largest overall too

The providence dome is a large independent dome that don't need no man.

I didn’t know that about the post office. I do know that Providence Fire Department were the first paid fire department in the country.

except:

The Independent Man

"The Turnkey"

It was 3rd when I was growing up, I wonder what bumped it out of its place?

Can you ask him what hours the tours are given?

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It is.

They’re at 10 am and 1 pm Monday-Fridays! He leads tours on Wednesdays. If you’ve got a crew larger then 10 people, call ahead to request a slot.

Awesome, thanks!

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