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Capitol Lens | Post-inaugural dismantling

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Workers remove the stairs leading to the presidential inauguration platform on the West Front of the Capitol on Monday. The seating area was set originally up for last week’s inauguration that was ultimately moved inside to the Rotunda due to cold weather.

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