The Fresco in the Capital Rotunda

I've just finished Ch. 21 of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol and have a picture to share with you(no I have not abandoned Bran Hambric, I just have this thing for reading many books at once).





The last time I was in DC, I was inside the Capital Building and took a picture of the ceiling. Here is that picture:

Now you will know what Robert Langdon is describing.

My favorite quote so far? "you'll never want to join *my* cult...Don't tell anyone but on the pagan day of the sun god Ra, I kneel at the foot of an ancient instrument of torture and consume ritualistic symbols of blood and flesh...And if ...any of you care to join me, come to the Harvard Chapel on Sunday, kneel before the crucifix and take Holy Communion...Open you minds, my firends. We all fear what we do not understand."