U.S. Capitol Building Rotunda Renovations Continue (18 images)

A statue of President Dwight D. Eisenhower is seen surrounded by scaffolding in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building as renovations continue, in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2014. The renovations, which are schedule to take two years, will repair damage from weather and age on the inside and outside of the dome. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Stephen Ayers, Architect of the Capitol, gives a press briefing on the on the ongoing renovations of the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2014. The renovations, which are schedule to take two years, will repair damage from weather and age on the inside and outside of the dome. UPI/Kevin Dietsch