(January 20, 2022) The glistening copper dome atop the historic Arizona state capitol building has been restored to the grandeur originally envisioned, this time for real and hopefully for a lot longer than the last time.
New sheets of copper plating were installed on the distinctive dome of the building that opened in 1901 as what was then the territorial capitol. About 2,500 pounds of copper, some of it likely from Freeport-McMoRan mines in Arizona, were used in the restoration, which cost about $870,000 and was completed in December.