The West Virginia State Capitol’s rotunda was the third and final phase of the building’s construction and is 75 feet in diameter. The dome is framed by four marble arches and deep-blue plaster. Above that is a circle of carved marble, a wrought iron railing, gold leaf bands and small windows. Suspended from the middle is a 4,000 pound crystal chandelier. It is hard to believe that such a beautiful centerpiece was begun months after the stock market crash of 1929 and finished during the early years of the Great Depression.
