The Capitol is the epicenter of political and legislative talk, but with the Congress out of town to focus on election campaigns until a lame duck session begins on November 15, the focus has turned to the building itself. The Capitol is getting some upkeep taken care of while the legislature’s out — artwork on the interior of the building is getting cleaned, and the picturesque exterior is getting a fresh coat of paint, a project which the Architect of the Capitol has been working on since June. The last time the dome got a fresh coat of paint was in 2002 — the painting is scheduled to be completed in November. DCist Flickr pool contributor sjshoreman caught these cool images of workers dangling from the side of the Capitol dome, certainly an sight you don’t see every day. I wonder what the view’s like up there.