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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsalexan, post: 1412709, member: 24274&quot;]Found it! I was thumbing through my collection of Commemorative Panels and came across a building that looked familiar. This is actually the New York State Capitol! You&#039;ll notice there&#039;s a difference between my vignette proof and the one on the panel, which was engraved by the Western Bank Note Co. The Victorian tower has been replaced with a dome. Apart from the dome I don&#039;t think anything else was reengraved. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I learned from Wikipedia is that the massive central tower was never built! Construction began in 1867 and took more than 30 years to finish. During that time the designs changed and the dome was discarded because the building was already so heavy that cracks were appearing and it was beginning to slump downhill. </p><p><br /></p><p>So both of these designs are fantasies -- but a lofty piece of architecture none-the-less.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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