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The current dome dates from 1870, although it was restored during 1994 – 1997, as part of extensive modern renovations to the church, which have been ongoing since 1959.
The current nave of the church is partially built over the old 11th century church, of which only a dome and the underlying structure remain, in today's altar area.
The current building was constructed during the reign of Timur and features a Khwarazm-style conical dome uncommon in Bukhara.
The current court house was completed in 1912 ; a leak in the roof of the court house caused the loss of its signature dome.
The precise shape of the original central dome completed in 537 was significantly different than the current one and, according to contemporary accounts, much bolder.
The current central dome is about 32 meters wide.
If an external lantern tower was removed from Pisa Cathedral in the 1300s, exposing the dome, one reason may have been to stay current with more recent projects in the region, such as the domed cathedrals of Siena and Florence.
The current lantern dates from the 17th century and the current outer dome is a 19th century replacement.
The current dome over the United States Capitol building, although painted white and crowning a masonry building, is also made of cast iron.
The current portico was completed in 1884, and the large dome was finished in 1885.
However, this is only a myth, as the current half dome, which creates the effect, was not installed until 1902.
The current church is Baroque with a characteristic onion dome on its belfry.
* The current dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C. is completed.
The volcano is andesitic in nature and the current pattern of activity includes periods of dome growth, punctuated by brief episodes of dome collapse which result in pyroclastic flows, ash venting, and explosive eruption.
This eruptive phase also produced a lava dome that comprises the current high pinnacle.
The original dome was destroyed in a fire in 1920 and replaced by the current dome when reopened in 1922.
Silloway added an additional bay of windows on each side of the central portico and increased the height of the dome ( copper on a wood substructure ) to its current level.
Sapporo dome, the current ballpark of the Fighters
The current three-storey mosque is much more traditional in appearance with a golden dome and crescent on top, It opened in 2008 during Liverpool's tenure as European Capital of Culture.
It was dismantled and stored after the fair, and was later reassembled in its current location with a mesh netting covering instead of the solid panels of the original dome.
In 1773 – 1779 the tower was restored and acquired its current shape: instead of recreating the destroyed upper octagon, the new architects replaced it with a compact but complex baroque dome.

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The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building.
As punishment, during the fall exam period Gooch evicted two residents and relocated the remainder of Gate House to other places in the residence system, banned all current Gate House students from entering the building in 2008.
The current Lord Luke is one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom after its 1999 reform.
Except for the House of Braganza ( founded by an illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal, who was himself illegitimate ), all current major Capetian branches are of the Bourbon cadet branch.
" There have also been other politicians who did not view the way that Doonesbury portrayed them very favorably, including former U. S. House Speaker Tip O ' Neill and former / current California Governor Jerry Brown.
The Green Party of England and Wales, which has one seat in Parliament in the House of Commons, also rejects the term " eurosceptic "; however it opposes the Euro and is critical of the current direction and structure of the EU.
ISBN 978-0-9766984-0-1 ) Features interviews with Michelle Belanger, " The Vampire " Don Henrie of Sci-Fi Channel's Mad Mad House, current Church of Satan High Priest Magus Peter H. Gilmore, Playboy and Fetish model Bianca Beauchamp, gothic clothing designer Kambriel, Geoff Kayson ( founder of the occult jewelry retailer Alchemy Gothic ), members of the dark metal band URN, and others.
In June 2011, Clarence House announced that Prince Harry, on completion of his training conversion course to use Apache helicopters in the war arena, would be available for deployment, including in current operations in Afghanistan, in his role as an Apache helicopter pilot.
Appeals for Whitacre's full pardon or clemency to the White House are supported by several current and former justice department officials: Dean Paisley, a retired 25-year veteran and former FBI supervisor on the price-fixing case ; two other FBI agents involved with the case ; a former Attorney General of the United States ; one of the former Asst.
In a 1996 report on a Puerto Rico status political bill, the " U. S. House Committee on Resources stated that PR's current status does not meet the criteria for any of the options for full self-government ".
The current convention of appointing the Premier from the House of Assembly was not generally applied prior to 1920, with Premiers often appointed from the Legislative Council.
Through the Tudors inter-marrying with the House of Stuart Rhys is an ancestor to the current ruling house of the United Kingdom and also an ancestor of several ruling houses in Europe.
Shetland is represented in the House of Commons as part of the Orkney and Shetland constituency, which elects one Member of Parliament, the current incumbent being Alistair Carmichael.
The current system, under the Seventeenth Amendment, allows Governors to appoint a replacement only if their state legislature has previously decided to allow the Governor to do so ; otherwise, the seat must remain vacant until the special election is held to fill the seat, as in the case of a vacancy in the House.
The current House of Representatives delegate is Donna Christensen ( D ).
` Abdu ' l-Bahá first used the term " Universal House of Justice " to distinguish the supreme body from those local ' Houses of Justice ' to be established in each community, and the secondary ' Houses of Justice ' ( current Bahá ' í national spiritual assemblies ).
The current members of the Universal House of Justice are:
The current letterhead wording and arrangement " The White House " with the word " Washington " centered beneath goes back to the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Oscar's father was the first ruler of the current House of Bernadotte.
The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which states in part, " The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker ..." The current speaker is John Boehner, a Republican who represents Ohio's 8th congressional district.
Previous Speakers have been minority leaders ( when the majority party changes, as they are already the House party leader, and as the minority leader is usually their party's nominee for speaker ), or majority leaders ( upon departure of the current speaker in the majority party ), assuming that the party leadership hierarchy is followed.
The current chair of ALEC is David Frizzell, a member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
The current member of the House of Commons for Hereford and South Herefordshire is Jesse Norman.

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